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■ Storm
■ Ion
army value
■ Storm
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (50 lines)
0:11 Storm spawns in Orange at s1 while Ion spawns in Red at s2.We're underway — Storm spawns at s1, Ion answers from s2.
0:47 Storm opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Ion's 1 Gate Cybernetics.The builds are down: 1 Gate Cybernetics from Storm, 1 Gate Cybernetics from Ion.
— The early game —
1:19 Storm warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Storm expands.
1:51 Ion warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ion adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:12 Storm decides to push out with his dragoon.Storm tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:40 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Ion: the first units are already marching.
3:16 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:41 Ion was out-microed by Storm and loses all his attacking forces.Storm holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
4:30 After that battle, Storm still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ion — the losses are light.
5:03 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Storm destroyed only less than half of Ion's army.Storm clips Ion's army — real damage, but Ion fights on.
5:31 Storm decides to push out with his dragoon.Storm goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:59 Eager to end the game, Ion moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Ion pushes.
6:23 Storm starts expanding.Storm takes another base — the economy widens.
6:56 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:33 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.
7:52 With really nice micro, Storm kills off Ion's dragoons.The early pressure works — Storm breaks Ion's front door.
8:39 Storm destroyed about half of Ion's army after that battle.Half of Ion's force is gone — Storm took it apart.
9:04 With excellent skills and micro, Storm managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The mid game —
9:35 Storm is pushing out with his dragoons.Storm goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
9:59 Ion is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Storm's army.Ion needs production, fast; Storm's army has outgrown his.
10:39 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
11:11 Ion lost all of his dragoons to Storm!The early pressure works — Storm breaks Ion's front door.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Storm is far ahead.
11:40 Ion has lost about half of his army in that battle.Storm pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:11 With excellent skills and micro, Storm managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:40 Storm destroys Ion's nexus, denying expansions.Ion's expansion burns — Storm tears it down.
13:17 Storm is pushing out with his dragoons.Storm tests the door early. Is anyone home?
13:54 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
15:02 All of a sudden, Ion has no armies left while Storm is continuing to push across the map!Ion's army evaporates. Storm doesn't even slow down.
🎙 Storm has built a commanding army lead — Ion needs something special here.
15:15 The attack was a success, Ion lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Storm — more than half the force is gone.
— The late game —
15:56 With excellent skills and micro, Storm managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Ion — the losses are light.
16:29 Storm is pushing out with his dragoons.Storm goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
16:48 Eager to end the game, Ion moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Ion pushes.
17:31 Storm warps in a nexus.Storm takes another base — the economy widens.
18:07 Ion warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ion adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:28 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:05 Storm successfully fends off Ion's attacks.Storm holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
19:44 After that battle, Storm still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Ion is hanging on by a thread against Storm's army.
20:01 Ion lost more than half of his army in that battle.Storm limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
20:33 Storm is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Storm: the first units are already marching.
21:12 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Ion taps out!Ion GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Storm takes it — the early game decided this one.
■ Storm
■ Ion
army value
■ Storm
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (38 lines)
0:07 Ion spawns at s3 in White while Storm spawns at s4 in Red.We're underway — Ion spawns at s3, Storm answers from s4.
0:49 Storm gets 1 Gate Cybernetics against Ion's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Ion commits to 1 Gate Cybernetics; Storm answers with 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
1:30 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
1:58 Storm warps in a nexus.Quietly, Storm adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:28 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:19 Storm is pushing out with his dragoons.Storm goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:37 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:17 Ion failed to kill off Storm's defending dragoons.Ion's early gamble buys nothing — Storm's defense was already in place.
4:48 After that battle, Storm still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:24 It seems that Storm only managed to destroy less than half of Ion's army.Storm clips Ion's army — real damage, but Ion fights on.
6:01 Ion is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Ion: the first units are already marching.
6:36 Unwilling to make the game too long, Storm starts moving out.Storm tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
7:22 Both Ion and Storm appears to have equal expansions now.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Ion and Storm yet.
— The mid game —
7:53 Ion warps in a nexus.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Storm edges ahead on army strength.
8:36 Storm warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Storm expands.
9:15 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
9:39 Storm kills off Ion's dragoons with some nice micro!The early pressure works — Storm breaks Ion's front door.
10:21 About half of Ion's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Storm's force stays on that battlefield.
11:06 After that battle, Storm still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Ion — the losses are light.
11:25 Ion starts pushing across the map.Ion has seen enough — the army moves out.
12:04 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
12:38 Ion failed to break through Storm's dragoon defense line.Storm holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Storm has built a commanding army lead — Ion needs something special here.
13:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Storm seems to be fine.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The late game —
14:01 About half of Ion's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Storm's force stays on that battlefield.
14:25 Storm is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Storm tests the door early. Is anyone home?
15:20 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
15:50 Ion lost all of his dragoons to Storm!Ion wasn't ready. Storm's early aggression takes the lead.
16:17 About half of Ion's army has been decimated in that battle.Storm pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:50 After that battle, Storm still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:25 Storm starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Storm pushes.
18:20 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Ion taps out!That's it. Ion looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Storm defeats Ion, settled in the early game.
■ Storm
■ Ion
army value
■ Storm
■ Ion
economy
Play-by-play (47 lines)
0:07 The Teal Storm spawns at s2 while Yellow Ion spawns at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Storm at s2, Ion at s1.
0:49 Ion opens 1 Gate Cybernetics against Storm's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Storm commits to 1 Gate Cybernetics; Ion answers with 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
1:21 Storm warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Storm expands.
1:42 Ion warps in a nexus.Quietly, Ion adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:13 Storm moves out with his armies.Storm has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:52 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.Ion goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:22 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:00 Ion failed to break through Storm's dragoon defense line.Ion's early gamble buys nothing — Storm's defense was already in place.
4:38 With excellent skills and micro, Storm managed to fend off Ion while losing less than half of his army.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:52 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Storm keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:27 Ion's army is small compared to Storm!Ion is badly outgunned — Storm's force is a size larger.
5:57 Eager to end the game, Storm moves out with his armies.Storm has seen enough — the army moves out.
6:31 Ion is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from Ion: the first units are already marching.
7:21 Storm warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Storm expands.
🎙 Storm edges ahead on army strength.
7:41 Ion decides to expand.Ion plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:19 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
8:48 With really nice micro, Storm kills off Ion's dragoons.Ion wasn't ready. Storm's early aggression takes the lead.
— The mid game —
9:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Ion seems to be fine.Storm keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:50 Losing only less than half of his army, Storm seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Ion — the losses are light.
10:26 Storm is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from Storm: the first units are already marching.
11:07 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:22 Storm kills off Ion's armies and continues pushing!Storm wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
12:11 After that battle, Storm destroyed about half of Ion's army.Storm cuts Ion's army in half.
🎙 Ion is hanging on by a thread against Storm's army.
12:26 After that battle, Storm still has most of his army with him.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:01 At the moment, Storm seems to have more units than Ion.Count the units: Storm has the edge over Ion right now.
13:32 Storm decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Storm tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
14:16 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.
14:39 All of a sudden, Ion has no armies left while Storm is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Ion's way of life — Storm marches on.
— The late game —
15:13 Ion has lost about half of his army in that battle.Storm pays for that trade with about half his army.
15:49 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Ion destroyed only less than half of Storm's army.Ion clips Storm's army — real damage, but Storm fights on.
16:20 Storm decides to push out with his dragoon.Storm tests the door early. Is anyone home?
16:57 Storm warps in a nexus.Quietly, Storm adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Storm's force dwarfs what Ion has left on the field.
17:33 Ion warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: Ion expands.
17:56 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:29 Storm kills off Ion's armies and continues pushing!Ion's army evaporates. Storm doesn't even slow down.
🎙 Storm has built a commanding army lead — Ion needs something special here.
18:57 Ion seems to lose most of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Storm — more than half the force is gone.
19:45 Losing only less than half of his army, Storm seems to be fine.Ion keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:11 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Ion GGs!Ion GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
GG. Storm closes it out over Ion.
Head to head
11 games
Storm
5 – 6
Ion