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■ Kahvi
■ Surplus
army value
■ Kahvi
■ Surplus
economy
Play-by-play (111 lines)
0:07 Surplus spawns in Teal at s2 while Kahvi spawns in Orange at s4.We're underway — Surplus spawns at s2, Kahvi answers from s4.
0:25 Kahvi opens 12 Hatch against Surplus's Overpool.Scouting done, plans revealed: Surplus's Overpool against Kahvi's 12 Hatch.
— The early game —
0:59 Surplus places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Surplus expands.
1:24 Kahvi places down a hatchery.Quietly, Kahvi adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:55 Unwilling to make the game too long, Surplus starts moving out.No more waiting. Surplus pushes.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:23 Kahvi's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Kahvi goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
2:32 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
3:04 Surplus with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Kahvi's zerglings!Surplus holds the early rush without blinking.
3:34 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
3:57 With excellent skills and micro, Kahvi managed to fend off Surplus while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Surplus — the losses are light.
4:19 Surplus is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Surplus tests the door early. Is anyone home?
4:55 Kahvi pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Kahvi goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:20 Surplus places down a hatchery.Surplus plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
5:40 Kahvi places down a hatchery.Kahvi takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
6:02 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
6:34 Kahvi failed to kill off Surplus's defending zerglings.Kahvi's early gamble buys nothing — Surplus's defense was already in place.
6:52 Losing only less than half of his army, Surplus seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
7:12 Surplus destroyed about half of Kahvi's army after that battle.Half of Kahvi's force is gone — Surplus took it apart.
7:52 Attempting to end the game, Surplus moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Surplus pushes.
8:07 Kahvi's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Kahvi goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
8:42 Surplus appears to have more army than Kahvi!Count the units: Surplus has the edge over Kahvi right now.
8:58 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.
9:32 Kahvi with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Surplus's zerglings!Surplus's early gamble buys nothing — Kahvi's defense was already in place.
🎙 Surplus edges ahead on army strength.
10:01 Kahvi has lost about half of his army in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
10:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Surplus seems to be fine.Kahvi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:32 Kahvi pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Kahvi goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:04 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:27 Kahvi kills off Surplus's armies and continues pushing!Kahvi wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
11:51 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Kahvi while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
12:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Kahvi seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Surplus — the losses are light.
12:52 Kahvi is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Kahvi tests the door early. Is anyone home?
13:08 Surplus places down a hatchery.Surplus plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
13:47 Kahvi places down a hatchery.Kahvi takes another base — the economy widens.
14:03 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:28 Kahvi failed to kill off Surplus's defending zerglings.Kahvi's early gamble buys nothing — Surplus's defense was already in place.
14:49 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Kahvi while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
15:16 About half of Kahvi's army has been decimated in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The mid game —
15:44 Surplus is pushing his speedlings.Surplus's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
16:04 Kahvi decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Kahvi crosses the map with everything.
16:25 Both Surplus and Kahvi appears to have equal expansions now.Base for base, they're level — Surplus and Kahvi match each other.
17:05 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.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
17:18 Kahvi wiped off Surplus's zerglings, but Surplus had mutalisks popped just in time! Kahvi has to back off!Surplus absorbs the mid-game push — Kahvi gained nothing for the cost.
17:54 About half of Surplus's army has been decimated in that battle.Kahvi pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:10 About half of Kahvi's army has been decimated in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:31 Kahvi moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Kahvi crosses the map with everything.
19:16 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
19:37 Surplus failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Kahvi's mutalisks!Surplus's defense bends, then snaps. Kahvi takes the middle of the game.
20:05 Losing only less than half of his army, Surplus seems to be fine.Kahvi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:12 With excellent skills and micro, Kahvi managed to fend off Surplus while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Surplus — the losses are light.
20:41 Zerglings ran past Kahvi's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Surplus!Kahvi looks away for one second and Surplus makes him pay for it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
21:18 Surplus places down a hatchery.Surplus plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
21:39 Kahvi starts expanding.Kahvi takes another base — the economy widens.
22:12 Surplus tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Kahvi's defense line.Surplus goes for the raid — Kahvi is ready, and nothing comes of it.
22:26 Surplus is pushing his speedlings.Surplus hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
23:02 Kahvi is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Kahvi's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:10 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
23:44 Surplus with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Surplus breaks Kahvi's position.
24:08 About half of Kahvi's army has been decimated in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
24:32 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Kahvi while losing less than half of his army.Kahvi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
25:08 Kahvi's hatchery has been destroyed by Surplus.Kahvi's expansion burns — Surplus tears it down.
25:26 Kahvi places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Kahvi expands.
25:43 Kahvi tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Surplus's defense line.Good instincts from Surplus; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
26:08 Surplus is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Surplus's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
26:36 Surplus starts expanding.Quietly, Surplus adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
27:07 Kahvi places down a hatchery.Kahvi takes another base — the economy widens.
27:31 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
28:07 For a second it looked like Surplus had more zerglings, but in another second Kahvi seems to have taken the lead! Surplus is backing off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Kahvi holds Surplus.
28:30 Kahvi has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Surplus's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Slight advantage Surplus as the game develops.
28:50 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
29:05 Zerglings ran past Surplus's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Kahvi!Kahvi gets into Surplus's mineral line — workers are dying.
29:41 Surplus is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Surplus starts the push.
29:56 Kahvi starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: Kahvi crosses the map with everything.
— The late game —
30:18 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
30:56 Kahvi's mutalisks failed to dodge some scourges and he lost the mutalisk battle to Surplus!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Surplus holds Kahvi.
31:19 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Kahvi while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
31:38 About half of Kahvi's army has been decimated in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
32:07 Zerglings ran past Surplus's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Kahvi!Kahvi gets into Surplus's mineral line — workers are dying.
🎙 Kahvi is a step behind and knows it.
32:36 Surplus is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Surplus starts the push.
32:54 Surplus appears to have more army than Kahvi!Surplus's army is visibly the bigger one — Kahvi should not take this fight.
33:31 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
33:52 Kahvi failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Surplus's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Surplus breaks Kahvi's position.
34:07 About half of Kahvi's army has been decimated in that battle.Surplus pays for that trade with about half his army.
34:49 After that battle, Surplus still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Kahvi — the losses are light.
35:02 Unable to bring in reinforcements in time, Kahvi's expansion has fallen to Surplus's armies.Surplus finds the weak point and Kahvi's new base is gone.
35:32 What superior Mutalisk micro from Kahvi! Surplus's economy is suffering!The raid lands — Kahvi chips away at Surplus's foundation.
35:47 Kahvi starts expanding.Kahvi takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Surplus's force dwarfs what Kahvi has left on the field.
36:28 Kahvi tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Surplus's defense line.Kahvi goes for the raid — Surplus is ready, and nothing comes of it.
36:45 Surplus is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Surplus's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
37:11 Surplus places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Surplus expands.
37:48 Kahvi places down a hatchery.Quietly, Kahvi adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
37:58 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
38:22 Kahvi failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Surplus's mutalisks!Kahvi's defense bends, then snaps. Surplus takes the middle of the game.
38:47 Kahvi has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Surplus's force stays on that battlefield.
39:20 With excellent skills and micro, Surplus managed to fend off Kahvi while losing less than half of his army.Kahvi keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
39:36 Surplus destroys Kahvi's hatchery, denying expansions.The base falls. Surplus rips Kahvi's economy back a full step.
🎙 Surplus's force dwarfs what Kahvi has left on the field.
40:17 Kahvi having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Kahvi types it out: GG.
Kahvi taps out. Surplus's mid game was simply better.
Head to head
7 games
Kahvi
5 – 2
Surplus