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■ Holden
■ V8
army value
■ Holden
■ V8
economy
Play-by-play (50 lines)
0:07 Holden spawns in Orange at s1 while V8 spawns in White at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Holden at s1, V8 at s2.
0:49 Holden opens 2 Fact Vulture against V8's 14 Nexus.Scouting done, plans revealed: Holden's 2 Fact Vulture against V8's 14 Nexus.
— The early game —
1:08 Holden places down a command center.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:52 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
2:24 Holden bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:40 V8 is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:20 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
3:51 Holden's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! V8 continues pressuring with his dragoons!The early pressure works — V8 breaks Holden's front door.
4:31 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
4:48 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
5:33 Unwilling to make the game too long, V8 starts moving out.V8 tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
5:57 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:28 The battle outcome favors V8 as Holden's armies melt into V8's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Holden's way of life — V8 marches on.
7:05 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Holden is a step behind and knows it.
7:41 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
7:52 Holden moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Holden crosses the map with everything.
8:43 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
8:55 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
9:47 With beautiful placement, V8 successfully fends off Holden's attacks.V8 takes the fight on his terms and sends Holden home with nothing.
10:18 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
10:32 Holden has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of V8's force stays on that battlefield.
11:18 V8 starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
11:40 Holden decides to expand.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
🎙 V8 holds the stronger army for now.
12:20 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
12:50 Holden lost some of his marines to V8's goons.The early pressure works — V8 breaks Holden's front door.
13:22 Holden lost about half of his army in that battle.V8 pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:56 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:23 V8 is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:45 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:16 V8 successfully pressures Holden with his dragoons! Holden is contained.Holden wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 V8 has built a commanding army lead — Holden needs something special here.
15:57 Holden lost about half of his army in that battle.V8 pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:33 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:59 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
17:39 Eager to end the game, V8 moves out with his armies.V8 tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
17:59 Holden starts expanding.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
18:27 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
— The mid game —
19:08 V8's dragoons dealt with Holden's vultures where zealots dealt with tanks, the outcome seems to favor V8!Holden's defense bends, then snaps. V8 takes the middle of the game.
19:40 The attack was a success, Holden lost more than half of his army in that battle.V8 limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
— The late game —
19:57 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 It's all going V8's way right now.
20:42 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
21:02 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Holden GGs!Holden GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: V8 defeats Holden, settled in the mid game.
■ Holden
■ V8
army value
■ Holden
■ V8
economy
Play-by-play (291 lines)
0:10 The game starts with Red V8 spawning at s2 and Orange Holden spawning at s1.We're underway — V8 spawns at s2, Holden answers from s1.
0:22 V8 gets 1 Gate Cybernetics against Holden's 2 Fact Vulture.Scouting done, plans revealed: V8's 1 Gate Cybernetics against Holden's 2 Fact Vulture.
— The early game —
0:50 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:15 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
1:45 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
1:52 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:15 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
2:45 V8 fends off Holden's marines with his dragoons.Holden's early gamble buys nothing — V8's defense was already in place.
3:05 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
3:25 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
3:40 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
4:17 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
4:26 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from V8: the first units are already marching.
4:52 Eager to end the game, Holden moves out with his armies.Holden tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
5:22 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
5:42 Holden fends off V8's early goons with his marines.V8's early gamble buys nothing — Holden's defense was already in place.
5:58 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, V8 destroyed only less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
6:24 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
6:55 V8 appears to have more army than Holden!Count the units: V8 has the edge over Holden right now.
7:02 V8 decides to push out with his dragoon.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:37 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:48 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
8:02 Holden places down a command center.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
8:37 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.
9:06 V8 fends off Holden's marines with his dragoons.V8 holds the early rush without blinking.
9:28 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
9:46 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:04 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:33 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
10:50 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.
11:02 Holden's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! V8 continues pressuring with his dragoons!Holden wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
11:33 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 takes a bite out of Holden's force and backs off.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
11:52 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:20 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
12:41 V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
13:07 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The mid game —
13:17 V8 avoided some mines beautifully, and comes to deal with Holden's main army! V8 destroys them all!Holden's defense bends, then snaps. V8 takes the middle of the game.
13:32 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
14:07 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:26 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
14:40 Cloaked wraiths from Holden are harassing V8!Beautiful harassment from Holden. V8's economy takes a real hit.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
15:15 Attempting to end the game, V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
15:22 Both V8 and Holden appears to have equal expansions now.Base for base, they're level — V8 and Holden match each other.
16:00 Holden places down a command center.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
16:08 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
16:30 Holden hid some mines and it savaged much of V8's army! Holden's tanks easily cleaned up the rest!Holden absorbs the mid-game push — V8 gained nothing for the cost.
16:54 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:18 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:33 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
18:00 Holden dropped some marines into V8's mineral line!Beautiful harassment from Holden. V8's economy takes a real hit.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
18:28 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.V8 hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
18:55 Holden decides to move out with his armies.Holden tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
19:16 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
19:31 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
19:58 All of a sudden, V8 has no armies left while Holden is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks V8's way of life — Holden marches on.
20:17 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
20:36 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Holden's army has been decimated.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
21:03 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
21:19 Where is Holden's detector? V8 sends dark templars to harass Holden's mineral line!Holden looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
21:37 V8 brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.The composition is ready; V8 starts the push.
22:08 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
22:36 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
22:59 Holden brought in some vultures but they didn't do much damage, instead the mines they planted backfired and V8's dragoons came to clean up the mess!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: V8 holds Holden.
23:17 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
23:31 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:50 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
24:25 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
24:46 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
25:10 Holden appears to have more army than V8!Holden's army is visibly the bigger one — V8 should not take this fight.
25:28 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
25:50 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
26:17 With beautiful placement, V8 successfully fends off Holden's attacks.Holden commits and it's the wrong call — V8 cleans it up.
26:32 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
26:43 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
27:14 V8 brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.The composition is ready; V8 starts the push.
27:37 Holden's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
28:07 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
28:26 V8 kills off Holden's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Holden's way of life — V8 marches on.
28:33 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
29:13 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
29:23 Dropship! Dropship! Holden drops some vultures into V8's mineral line!Beautiful harassment from Holden. V8's economy takes a real hit.
29:55 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
30:19 Holden's cloaked wraith did not do much to V8's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — V8 shuts the door on Holden.
30:38 V8 has a large number of dragoons and is starting to push out!V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
30:47 Holden's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
31:19 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
31:44 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Holden abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through V8's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Holden breaks V8's position.
31:59 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
32:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
32:51 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
33:00 Holden is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
33:25 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
33:56 With a few well placed mines, Holden swept through V8's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Holden breaks V8's position.
34:14 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
34:26 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
34:54 Attempting to end the game, V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
35:11 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
35:28 Currently, V8 and Holden appear to have around the same army size.Unit for unit, V8 and Holden are level.
36:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
36:12 Holden was out-microed by V8 and loses all his attacking forces.Holden commits and it's the wrong call — V8 cleans it up.
36:41 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
37:03 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
37:36 Where is Holden's detector? V8 sends dark templars to harass Holden's mineral line!Holden looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
37:48 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
— The late game —
38:11 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
38:24 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
38:49 Stasis on the leading tanks! Holden's line is cut in half and V8 cleans up the rest.Holden throws the endgame army in and V8 simply refuses to lose.
39:12 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
39:36 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
40:11 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!Holden looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
40:18 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
40:42 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
41:03 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
41:31 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
41:55 Holden's mines and tanks catch the dragoons in the open — V8 loses everything.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
42:10 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
42:34 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
42:49 Holden's forces appear to be larger compared to V8's!Count the units: Holden has the edge over V8 right now.
43:14 V8 has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
43:32 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
44:06 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
44:22 The storm never came. Holden's vessels drained it all and the mech ball rolled straight through V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
44:57 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
45:16 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
45:31 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — V8 commits!Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
46:03 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
46:25 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
46:32 RECALL! V8's entire army appears in the middle of Holden's base and there is nothing home!There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
46:54 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
47:20 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
47:48 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
47:58 Unwilling to make the game too long, V8 starts moving out.V8 has seen enough — the army moves out.
48:22 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
48:45 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
49:02 RECALL! V8's entire army appears in the middle of Holden's base and there is nothing home!The final army does its work — V8 breaks Holden late.
49:25 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
49:47 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
50:14 V8 decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: V8 crosses the map with everything.
50:33 Holden decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
50:57 Currently, neither V8 nor Holden appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — V8 and Holden match each other.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
51:32 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.
51:43 EMP lands on the arbiters! V8's recall is stranded and Holden cleans it up.Holden holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
52:12 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
52:35 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
52:54 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — V8 commits!This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
53:08 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
53:32 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
53:53 EMP lands on the templar and the archons! Holden's tanks shred what is left of V8.There's no rebuilding from that. Holden's late-game push decides it.
54:09 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
54:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
55:10 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
55:26 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
55:35 V8's army is small compared to Holden!V8 needs production, fast; Holden's army has outgrown his.
56:14 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
56:29 All of a sudden, V8 has no armies left while Holden is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Holden. The push continues.
56:45 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
57:05 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, V8 destroyed only less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
57:40 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
58:00 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
58:23 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
58:36 With beautiful placement, V8 successfully fends off Holden's attacks.V8 holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
58:56 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
59:22 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
59:37 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
60:16 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
60:30 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
60:55 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
61:18 The storm never came. Holden's vessels drained it all and the mech ball rolled straight through V8.There's no rebuilding from that. Holden's late-game push decides it.
61:27 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
61:53 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
62:22 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
62:36 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
63:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
63:23 With beautiful placement, Holden successfully fends off V8's attacks.Holden takes the fight on his terms and sends V8 home with nothing.
63:38 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
64:04 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
64:27 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
64:51 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — V8 commits!Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
65:19 Eager to end the game, Holden moves out with his armies.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
65:42 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
66:10 The storm never came. Holden's vessels drained it all and the mech ball rolled straight through V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
66:23 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
66:35 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Holden's army has been decimated.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
67:16 Holden scouted V8's attempt to harass!No surprises today — Holden's harassment is scouted early.
67:24 V8 is still going ahead with his harassment!Plans change: V8's raiders are needed on defense.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
67:50 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
68:12 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
68:23 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
69:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
69:11 V8's reavers and dragoons hold the ramp and Holden cannot break through.V8 holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
69:47 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
70:06 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
70:24 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
70:40 V8 appears to have more army than Holden!V8's army is visibly the bigger one — Holden should not take this fight.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
71:00 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
71:27 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
71:52 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
72:15 Holden kills off V8's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks V8's way of life — Holden marches on.
72:40 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
72:49 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
73:11 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
73:44 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
73:52 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
74:30 EMP lands on the arbiters! V8's recall is stranded and Holden cleans it up.V8 throws the endgame army in and Holden simply refuses to lose.
74:39 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
75:08 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
75:40 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
75:47 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
76:08 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
76:40 V8's reavers and dragoons hold the ramp and Holden cannot break through.Holden throws the endgame army in and V8 simply refuses to lose.
76:52 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
77:24 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
77:38 Where is Holden's detector? V8 sends dark templars to harass Holden's mineral line!Holden looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
78:04 V8 pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
78:27 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
78:52 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
79:19 Holden's goliaths shred the carriers — V8 has to retreat.V8 throws the endgame army in and Holden simply refuses to lose.
79:29 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
79:52 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
80:26 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
80:44 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — V8 commits!Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
81:04 Eager to end the game, Holden moves out with his armies.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
81:15 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
81:45 Holden breaks the choke at last — V8's zealots are gone and the tanks are inside the natural.There's no rebuilding from that. Holden's late-game push decides it.
82:11 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
82:24 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
82:53 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
83:14 It seems like Holden has more units than V8!Count the units: Holden has the edge over V8 right now.
83:40 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
83:47 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
84:23 Holden decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
84:31 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
85:09 EMP lands on the templar and the archons! Holden's tanks shred what is left of V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
85:16 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
85:36 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 takes a bite out of Holden's force and backs off.
86:15 Reaver! Reaver! V8's reaver is killing off most of Holden's workers!The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
86:22 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!Beautiful harassment from V8. Holden's economy takes a real hit.
86:56 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
87:19 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
🎙 V8 is a step behind and knows it.
87:31 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
87:47 Stasis on the leading tanks! Holden's line is cut in half and V8 cleans up the rest.Holden throws the endgame army in and V8 simply refuses to lose.
88:26 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
88:33 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
89:03 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
89:15 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
89:49 Holden's mines and tanks catch the dragoons in the open — V8 loses everything.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
89:59 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
90:40 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Holden holds the stronger army for now.
90:59 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
91:11 Holden decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
91:33 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
91:50 The battle outcome favors Holden as V8's armies melt into Holden's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks V8's way of life — Holden marches on.
92:13 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
92:33 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
92:54 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
93:24 V8 is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Holden's army.V8 needs production, fast; Holden's army has outgrown his.
93:47 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Holden is far ahead.
94:13 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, V8 GGs!V8 GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
V8 taps out. Holden's late game was simply better.
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Play-by-play (195 lines)
0:17 The Blue Holden spawns at s4 while Purple V8 spawns at s3.Holden in Blue at s4. V8 in Purple at s3. The map is set.
0:27 Holden opens 14 CC against V8's 2 Gate Goons.Holden shows 14 CC — V8 has gone 2 Gate Goons. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
0:52 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:18 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
1:49 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
1:59 V8 decides to push out with his dragoon.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:33 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
2:54 Holden's mismicro cost him his marines and probably this game! V8 continues pressuring with his dragoons!Holden wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
3:16 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
3:27 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
3:52 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
4:23 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
4:36 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:06 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
5:36 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:02 V8 was out-microed by Holden and loses all his attacking forces.Holden takes the fight on his terms and sends V8 home with nothing.
6:12 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
6:29 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
6:59 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:16 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from V8: the first units are already marching.
7:39 Holden's number of expansions are equal to V8's.Base for base, they're level — Holden and V8 match each other.
8:00 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
8:40 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
8:50 Holden successfully kills off V8's dragoons with nice marine micro.The early pressure works — Holden breaks V8's front door.
9:10 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:32 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:04 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
10:31 Holden figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.No patience from Holden: the first units are already marching.
10:47 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
11:16 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:40 The battle outcome favors Holden as V8's armies melt into Holden's armies' weapon fire!Holden wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
11:53 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
12:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
— The mid game —
12:43 Holden's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
13:01 V8 decides to put some pressure on his opponent.V8 has seen enough — the army moves out.
13:38 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
14:00 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:09 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
14:33 It seems like Holden ran out of scans! V8's dark templars killed off Holden's pushing armies!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: V8 holds Holden.
14:54 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:12 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 takes a bite out of Holden's force and backs off.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
15:41 Holden tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by V8.Holden knocks, V8 answers. No damage done.
16:14 Reaver! Reaver! V8's reaver is killing off most of Holden's workers!The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
16:32 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!Beautiful harassment from V8. Holden's economy takes a real hit.
16:46 Holden is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against V8's army.Holden is badly outgunned — V8's force is a size larger.
17:07 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
17:47 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
18:08 Holden scouted V8's attempt to harass!No surprises today — Holden's harassment is scouted early.
18:23 Seems like V8 is going ahead with the harassment despite being scouted!V8 wanted to raid — instead he's pinned at home, defending.
18:45 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
19:17 Unwilling to make the game too long, Holden starts moving out.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
19:27 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:56 All of a sudden, V8 has no armies left while Holden is continuing to push across the map!V8's army evaporates. Holden doesn't even slow down.
20:27 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:34 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
20:59 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!The composition is ready; Holden starts the push.
21:19 V8 brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.The composition is ready; V8 starts the push.
21:56 Currently, neither Holden nor V8 appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — Holden and V8 match each other.
22:12 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
22:33 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
23:06 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
23:25 Holden hid some mines and it savaged much of V8's army! Holden's tanks easily cleaned up the rest!Holden absorbs the mid-game push — V8 gained nothing for the cost.
23:48 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
24:00 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
24:29 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
24:57 Holden's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
25:21 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
25:42 Holden failed to micro his vultures properly as he pushed, V8 successfully defended his push!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: V8 holds Holden.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
26:10 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
26:20 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
26:37 Holden's cloaked wraith did not do much to V8's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — V8 shuts the door on Holden.
27:08 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
27:28 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
28:02 Holden moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
28:24 V8 has a large number of dragoons and is starting to push out!V8 hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
28:46 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
29:12 V8 micros his zealots nicely to swiftly pass through vultures and hit the tanks! Holden seems to lose a lot in this battle!Holden's defense bends, then snaps. V8 takes the middle of the game.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
29:19 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
29:39 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:02 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
30:33 Holden dropped some marines into V8's mineral line!The raid lands — Holden chips away at V8's foundation.
30:51 Holden has been very lucky to scout the incoming harassment by V8.Holden's raid is spotted before it even leaves home.
31:15 Seems like V8 is going ahead with the harassment despite being scouted!V8 wanted to raid — instead he's pinned at home, defending.
31:44 Holden successfully blocked V8 from harassing his economy.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
32:00 Eager to end the game, Holden moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
32:29 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
32:44 Tank placement and mine placement are equally important! Holden abuses his placement advantage to the limit and cuts through V8's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Holden breaks V8's position.
33:18 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
33:45 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
33:52 Where is Holden's detector? V8 sends dark templars to harass Holden's mineral line!The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
34:17 Holden's number of expansions are equal to V8's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Holden and V8 yet.
34:36 Holden is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
35:03 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
35:24 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
35:46 Holden hid some mines and it savaged much of V8's army! Holden's tanks easily cleaned up the rest!Holden absorbs the mid-game push — V8 gained nothing for the cost.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
36:21 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
36:42 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
37:12 Unwilling to make the game too long, Holden starts moving out.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
37:19 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.V8 hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
37:43 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
— The late game —
38:04 V8's storms land right on the marines — Holden's push evaporates in front of the nexus.Holden throws the endgame army in and V8 simply refuses to lose.
38:27 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
38:47 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
39:12 Holden scouted V8's attempt to harass!Holden's raid is spotted before it even leaves home.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
39:34 Seems like V8 is going ahead with the harassment despite being scouted!Plans change: V8's raiders are needed on defense.
40:09 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
40:19 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
40:49 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
41:06 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
41:45 V8 was out-microed by Holden and loses all his attacking forces.Holden holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
41:53 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
42:13 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
42:42 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
43:10 Holden decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
43:29 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
43:45 Holden breaks the choke at last — V8's zealots are gone and the tanks are inside the natural.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
44:07 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
44:45 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
44:59 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
45:14 Eager to end the game, V8 moves out with his armies.Here it comes: V8 crosses the map with everything.
45:44 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.
46:09 Holden is sieged behind the minefield and V8's zealots never reach the tanks.V8 throws the endgame army in and Holden simply refuses to lose.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
46:39 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
46:58 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
47:24 Holden's number of expansions are equal to V8's.Base for base, they're level — Holden and V8 match each other.
47:48 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
48:13 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
48:28 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
48:47 The storm never came. Holden's vessels drained it all and the mech ball rolled straight through V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
49:11 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
49:33 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
50:00 V8 harasses Holden and gets ahead of the game.The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
50:19 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!Beautiful harassment from V8. Holden's economy takes a real hit.
50:34 Unwilling to make the game too long, Holden starts moving out.Here it comes: Holden crosses the map with everything.
50:58 V8 decides to start pushing across the map.V8 tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
51:29 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
51:46 EMP lands on the arbiters! V8's recall is stranded and Holden cleans it up.V8 throws the endgame army in and Holden simply refuses to lose.
52:23 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
52:33 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
53:02 Reaver! Reaver! V8's reaver is killing off most of Holden's workers!Beautiful harassment from V8. Holden's economy takes a real hit.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
53:20 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
53:44 V8 pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
54:16 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
54:40 Holden's goliaths shred the carriers — V8 has to retreat.V8 throws the endgame army in and Holden simply refuses to lose.
54:47 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
55:21 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
55:34 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
56:02 V8 starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
56:21 At the moment, neither Holden nor V8 is leading in army size.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
56:46 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
57:14 Stasis on the leading tanks! Holden's line is cut in half and V8 cleans up the rest.V8 holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
57:34 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
57:46 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
58:13 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.V8 knocks, Holden answers. No damage done.
58:51 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
59:09 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.
59:31 Holden breaks the choke at last — V8's zealots are gone and the tanks are inside the natural.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
59:46 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
60:05 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
60:26 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
61:07 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.
61:26 EMP lands on the templar and the archons! Holden's tanks shred what is left of V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
61:52 After that battle, Holden destroyed about half of V8's army.Half of V8's force is gone — Holden took it apart.
62:16 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
62:29 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
62:58 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
63:21 The battle outcome favors Holden as V8's armies melt into Holden's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks V8's way of life — Holden marches on.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Holden is far ahead.
63:32 V8 lost about half of his army in that battle.Holden pays for that trade with about half his army.
64:08 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
64:32 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
64:39 Holden moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
65:01 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, V8 taps out!V8 types it out: GG.
Holden takes it — the late game decided this one.
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army value
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■ V8
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Play-by-play (41 lines)
0:08 The game starts with Purple V8 spawning at s1 and White Holden spawning at s2.V8 takes s1 in Purple; Holden settles in at s2 in White.
0:45 Holden gets 14 CC against V8's 1 Gate Cybernetics.V8 shows 1 Gate Cybernetics — Holden has gone 14 CC. The clock starts on who blinks first.
— The early game —
1:26 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:58 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
2:39 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
3:00 Unwilling to make the game too long, Holden starts moving out.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
3:50 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
4:23 V8 successfully fends off Holden's attacks.V8 holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
4:46 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
5:30 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
6:08 V8 moves out with his armies.Here it comes: V8 crosses the map with everything.
6:51 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Holden: the first units are already marching.
7:16 V8 decides to expand.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
7:59 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Holden is a step behind and knows it.
— The mid game —
8:25 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
8:59 Holden lost some of his marines to V8's goons.Holden wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
9:35 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
10:08 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
10:57 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
11:25 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.
11:55 V8 successfully pressures Holden with his dragoons! Holden is contained.Holden wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
12:48 Holden lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of V8's force stays on that battlefield.
13:15 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
🎙 Holden is hanging on by a thread against V8's army.
13:40 In terms of army size, Holden is behind V8!Holden needs production, fast; V8's army has outgrown his.
— The late game —
14:16 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:51 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
15:41 The battle outcome favors V8 as Holden's armies melt into V8's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Holden's way of life — V8 marches on.
16:18 Holden lost about half of his army in that battle.V8 pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:42 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
17:21 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
17:53 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
18:25 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 V8 has built a commanding army lead — Holden needs something special here.
19:00 Holden having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Holden GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
GG. V8 closes it out over Holden.
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■ V8
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Play-by-play (272 lines)
0:07 The Orange Holden spawns at s1 while Red V8 spawns at s2.We're underway — Holden spawns at s1, V8 answers from s2.
0:39 Holden gets 2 Fact Vulture against V8's 1 Gate Cybernetics.Scouting done, plans revealed: Holden's 2 Fact Vulture against V8's 1 Gate Cybernetics.
— The early game —
0:48 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
1:18 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:33 Holden figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:02 V8 decides to push out with his dragoon.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
2:23 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
2:36 The battle outcome favors V8 as Holden's armies melt into V8's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for V8. The push continues.
2:58 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:30 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
3:50 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
4:12 V8 decides to push out with his dragoon.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
4:41 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
4:52 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
5:17 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.
5:31 V8 failed to kill off Holden's defending marines.Holden holds the early rush without blinking.
6:09 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:34 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:41 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:18 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
7:31 Holden is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against V8's army.Holden needs production, fast; V8's army has outgrown his.
7:45 Holden desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:24 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:43 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
8:51 With beautiful placement, V8 successfully fends off Holden's attacks.V8 takes the fight on his terms and sends Holden home with nothing.
9:10 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
9:49 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, V8 destroyed only less than half of Holden's army.V8 takes a bite out of Holden's force and backs off.
10:00 Holden starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
10:16 V8 is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:53 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
11:04 The battle outcome favors V8 as Holden's armies melt into V8's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Holden's way of life — V8 marches on.
11:23 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
11:55 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
12:08 V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
12:30 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
12:58 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
13:13 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.
— The mid game —
13:44 Holden hid some mines and it savaged much of V8's army! Holden's tanks easily cleaned up the rest!Holden absorbs the mid-game push — V8 gained nothing for the cost.
14:14 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
14:33 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
14:49 Holden dropped some marines into V8's mineral line!Holden gets into V8's mineral line — workers are dying.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
15:17 Holden's number of expansions are equal to V8's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Holden and V8 yet.
15:32 Holden places down a command center.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
15:59 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
16:25 Holden decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
16:49 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
16:56 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
17:19 Holden brought in some vultures but they didn't do much damage, instead the mines they planted backfired and V8's dragoons came to clean up the mess!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: V8 holds Holden.
17:50 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:17 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
18:38 Holden's cloaked wraith did not do much to V8's economy.Good instincts from V8; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
19:01 V8 casts some storm! But Holden lost no workers.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Holden shuts the door on V8.
19:13 V8 tried to send in a shuttle but it was discovered by Holden.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
19:44 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
20:07 Holden places down a command center.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
20:14 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
20:39 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! Holden is slicing through V8's army!V8's defense bends, then snaps. Holden takes the middle of the game.
20:54 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
21:23 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Holden's army has been decimated.V8 takes a bite out of Holden's force and backs off.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
21:48 V8 tried to sneak in a dark templar but it was killed off before it can deal any damage to Holden's economy.Good instincts from Holden; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
22:06 Dropship! Dropship! Holden drops some vultures into V8's mineral line!V8 looks away for one second and Holden makes him pay for it.
22:24 Where is Holden's detector? V8 sends dark templars to harass Holden's mineral line!V8 gets into Holden's mineral line — workers are dying.
22:58 V8 is having a hard time catching up with Holden's number of expansions.V8 needs an expansion soon or Holden's economy simply wins this.
23:14 Holden starts pushing across the map.Holden tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
23:30 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.The composition is ready; V8 starts the push.
23:53 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
24:20 V8 positioned his dragoons on the ramp and took the advantage, Holden had to back off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: V8 holds Holden.
24:48 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
25:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:24 Reaver! Reaver! V8's reaver is killing off most of Holden's workers!Holden looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
25:48 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
26:10 V8 brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.V8 hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
26:41 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
26:51 Holden shows off his excellent vulture control by surrounding V8's dragoons with mines. V8 is forced to retreat, but a few dragoons get caught up in the mines, while Holden's tanks finish off the rest!The mid-game push crashes through — Holden breaks V8's position.
27:26 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
27:37 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
28:09 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!The composition is ready; Holden starts the push.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
28:16 V8 brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.The composition is ready; V8 starts the push.
28:55 In terms of army size, Holden and V8 are around equal.Unit for unit, Holden and V8 are level.
29:02 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
29:24 V8 positioned his dragoons on the ramp and took the advantage, Holden had to back off!V8 absorbs the mid-game push — Holden gained nothing for the cost.
29:42 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:08 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
30:43 Holden is moving his vulture-tank ball towards his opponent!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
30:51 V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
31:19 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
31:47 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of V8's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Holden breaks V8's position.
32:11 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
32:21 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
32:55 Holden is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Holden's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
33:02 Unwilling to make the game too long, V8 starts moving out.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
33:37 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
33:53 V8's dragoons dealt with Holden's vultures where zealots dealt with tanks, the outcome seems to favor V8!The mid-game push crashes through — V8 breaks Holden's position.
34:13 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
34:45 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
34:52 Holden is planting mines with his vultures and... Oh! He's bringing his tank out as well! Looks like this is an attack!Holden hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
35:18 V8 now has enough dragoons to take the game! ... Or so he thinks.V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
35:51 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The late game —
36:00 EMP lands on the arbiters! V8's recall is stranded and Holden cleans it up.V8 throws the endgame army in and Holden simply refuses to lose.
36:31 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
36:53 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
37:14 Where is Holden's detector? V8 sends dark templars to harass Holden's mineral line!Holden looks away for one second and V8 makes him pay for it.
37:30 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
37:56 Attempting to end the game, V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
38:21 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.
38:34 Stasis splits the tank line in half and V8 kills the rest at leisure. Holden is in ruins.There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
38:57 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
39:14 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
39:39 Holden must macro up quickly or V8 will just roll him over!Holden is badly outgunned — V8's force is a size larger.
40:14 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
40:37 V8 pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
40:44 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.
41:19 V8's carriers pick apart the goliaths — Holden has no answer left in the air.There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
41:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
41:51 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
42:26 Holden tried to sneak a drop but it was discovered by V8.The sneak attack is sniffed out — V8 shuts the door on Holden.
42:39 V8 pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
43:08 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
43:34 Stasis splits the tank line in half and V8 kills the rest at leisure. Holden is in ruins.There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
43:51 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, V8 destroyed only less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
44:11 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
44:31 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
44:58 V8 has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
45:18 Both Holden and V8 appear to have equal amount of units.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
45:29 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
46:06 Holden's mines and tanks catch the dragoons in the open — V8 loses everything.There's no rebuilding from that. Holden's late-game push decides it.
46:24 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
46:53 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
47:06 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
47:38 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
47:58 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.
48:13 RECALL! V8's entire army appears in the middle of Holden's base and there is nothing home!There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
48:39 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
49:05 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
49:22 Eager to end the game, Holden moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Holden pushes.
49:30 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
49:58 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
50:29 RECALL! V8's entire army appears in the middle of Holden's base and there is nothing home!The final army does its work — V8 breaks Holden late.
50:44 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
51:15 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
51:35 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
52:00 V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
52:07 V8 is in a slight disadvantage as he has less expansions than Holden.V8 is starving on bases while Holden spreads across the map.
52:29 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
53:02 Holden's goliaths shred the carriers — V8 has to retreat.Holden holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
53:10 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Holden's army has been decimated.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
53:37 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
53:59 Dropship! Dropship! Holden drops some vultures into V8's mineral line!The raid lands — Holden chips away at V8's foundation.
54:36 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
54:49 V8 has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
55:03 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
55:32 Storms land on the marines and the speedlots reach the tanks. Holden's line is broken.There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
55:52 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Holden's army has been decimated.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
56:07 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
56:44 Holden is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against V8's army.Holden is badly outgunned — V8's force is a size larger.
56:53 Holden has the vessel count for those templar now. The mech ball rolls out.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
57:28 Stasis to split the tanks, then everything in — V8 commits!Max supply, full upgrades: V8 moves out to end it.
57:41 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
58:01 EMP lands on the arbiters! V8's recall is stranded and Holden cleans it up.Holden holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
58:38 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
58:46 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
59:08 Dropship! Dropship! Holden drops some vultures into V8's mineral line!Holden gets into V8's mineral line — workers are dying.
59:31 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
59:50 V8 pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
60:15 Both Holden and V8 appear to have equal amount of units.Unit for unit, Holden and V8 are level.
60:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
61:10 Holden is sieged behind the minefield and V8's zealots never reach the tanks.Holden holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
61:17 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
61:55 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
62:04 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
62:37 V8 has arbiters. Somewhere on this map an army is about to appear out of nothing.This is the big one — V8 commits the late-game army.
62:54 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
63:08 RECALL! V8's entire army appears in the middle of Holden's base and there is nothing home!There's no rebuilding from that. V8's late-game push decides it.
63:32 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
63:59 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
64:28 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
64:35 V8 pushes with speedlots leading, goons behind, templar held back for the storm.Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
65:02 At the moment, neither Holden nor V8 is leading in army size.The armies weigh the same — dead even on the field.
65:26 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
65:53 V8's reavers and dragoons hold the ramp and Holden cannot break through.V8 holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
66:14 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
66:21 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
67:02 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
67:18 Attempting to end the game, V8 moves out with his armies.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
67:38 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
68:00 V8's storms came a second late and Holden held everything.Holden holds the late-game siege — what a defensive stand!
68:23 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
68:53 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
69:15 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
69:38 V8 starts pushing across the map.Here it comes: V8 crosses the map with everything.
69:46 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
70:21 Holden was out-microed by V8 and loses all his attacking forces.V8 holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
70:36 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Holden destroyed only less than half of V8's army.Holden clips V8's army — real damage, but V8 fights on.
70:48 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
71:26 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
71:48 V8 starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. V8 pushes.
72:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
72:24 The battle outcome favors Holden as V8's armies melt into Holden's armies' weapon fire!V8's army evaporates. Holden doesn't even slow down.
72:40 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
73:05 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
73:34 Holden moves out with his armies.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
73:46 Carriers massed and interceptors away — V8 finally moves on the tank line.Everything V8 has built comes forward at once.
74:19 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
74:30 All of a sudden, V8 has no armies left while Holden is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Holden. The push continues.
74:49 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
75:16 V8 destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Holden's army has been decimated.V8 takes a bite out of Holden's force and backs off.
75:48 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
76:06 In terms of army size, V8 is behind Holden!V8 is badly outgunned — Holden's force is a size larger.
76:35 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.
76:45 Holden breaks the choke at last — V8's zealots are gone and the tanks are inside the natural.There's no rebuilding from that. Holden's late-game push decides it.
77:01 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
77:32 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
78:01 Holden destroys V8's nexus, denying expansions.No reinforcements in time: V8 watches Holden level the expansion.
78:20 Holden desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
78:47 Eager to end the game, Holden moves out with his armies.Holden has seen enough — the army moves out.
79:10 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
79:27 All of a sudden, V8 has no armies left while Holden is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks V8's way of life — Holden marches on.
79:50 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
80:10 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for V8 — the losses are light.
80:21 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Everything Holden has built comes forward at once.
80:59 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
🎙 Holden holds the stronger army for now.
81:06 Holden's mines and tanks catch the dragoons in the open — V8 loses everything.There's no rebuilding from that. Holden's late-game push decides it.
81:28 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
82:01 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
82:09 Holden moves out with EMP energy banked and every upgrade finished.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
82:47 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
82:54 EMP lands on the templar and the archons! Holden's tanks shred what is left of V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
83:15 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
83:55 With excellent skills and micro, Holden managed to fend off V8 while losing less than half of his army.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
84:05 Aaaaaa, Holden's mineral line is stormed by V8's high templars!The raid lands — V8 chips away at Holden's foundation.
🎙 Slight advantage Holden as the game develops.
84:40 Vultures screen the flanks and the siege line advances. Holden is coming.This is the big one — Holden commits the late-game army.
84:54 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
85:12 EMP lands on the templar and the archons! Holden's tanks shred what is left of V8.The final army does its work — Holden breaks V8 late.
85:44 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
85:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
86:21 V8 is planning a harassment, but Holden scouted it!Holden's raid is spotted before it even leaves home.
86:33 Holden scouted the attempt but V8 is still going with it!Plans change: V8's raiders are needed on defense.
87:13 Nice try from V8 to harass Holden, but Holden's reaction is just too agile.V8 goes for the raid — Holden is ready, and nothing comes of it.
87:29 V8 must macro up quickly or Holden will just roll him over!V8 is badly outgunned — Holden's force is a size larger.
🎙 Holden's force dwarfs what V8 has left on the field.
87:47 Tanks, goliaths, vessels, and a minefield laid ahead of them — Holden starts the long push.Max supply, full upgrades: Holden moves out to end it.
88:14 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, V8 GGs!That's it. V8 looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Holden closes it out over V8.
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■ V8
army value
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■ V8
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Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:07 V8 spawns at s3 in Yellow while Holden spawns at s4 in White.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: V8 at s3, Holden at s4.
0:40 V8 gets 14 Nexus against Holden's Deep Six.Scouting done, plans revealed: V8's 14 Nexus against Holden's Deep Six.
— The early game —
1:15 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
1:51 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:27 V8 decides to push out with his dragoon.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:57 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.No patience from Holden: the first units are already marching.
3:23 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
3:48 The battle outcome favors V8 as Holden's armies melt into V8's armies' weapon fire!V8 wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
4:27 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:50 Holden destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of V8's army has been decimated.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
5:25 V8 is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.V8 goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:02 Holden bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:33 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
7:10 Holden places down a command center.Holden plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:40 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
8:13 V8 successfully fends off Holden's attacks.The attack shatters on V8's line. Great positioning.
8:40 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:27 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:47 Holden's army is small compared to V8!Holden is badly outgunned — V8's force is a size larger.
10:21 V8 is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from V8: the first units are already marching.
10:53 Holden bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.No patience from Holden: the first units are already marching.
11:25 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
12:07 Holden failed to kill off V8's defending dragoons.V8 holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
12:29 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
13:07 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
13:39 Holden desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
14:15 V8 is pushing out with his dragoons.No patience from V8: the first units are already marching.
14:32 V8 warps in a nexus.V8 takes another base — the economy widens.
15:14 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
15:47 Holden lost some of his marines to V8's goons.Holden wasn't ready. V8's early aggression takes the lead.
16:12 It seems that V8 only managed to destroy less than half of Holden's army.V8 clips Holden's army — real damage, but Holden fights on.
16:41 With excellent skills and micro, V8 managed to fend off Holden while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Holden — the losses are light.
🎙 Holden is a step behind and knows it.
— The mid game —
17:30 V8 brings his speedlots and dragoons to pressure his opponent.V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:55 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The late game —
18:36 All of a sudden, Holden has no armies left while V8 is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Holden's way of life — V8 marches on.
19:10 Holden lost about half of his army in that battle.V8 pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:40 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:05 Holden is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against V8's army.Holden needs production, fast; V8's army has outgrown his.
20:30 V8 has a large number of dragoons and is starting to push out!V8's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
21:00 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Holden GGs!Nothing left to defend with — Holden taps.
That's the game: V8 defeats Holden, settled in the early game.
■ Holden
■ V8
army value
■ Holden
■ V8
economy
Play-by-play (34 lines)
0:18 Holden spawns in White at s3 while V8 spawns in Red at s2.Holden in White at s3. V8 in Red at s2. The map is set.
0:50 V8 gets 14 Nexus against Holden's 2 Fact Vulture.The builds are down: 2 Fact Vulture from Holden, 14 Nexus from V8.
— The early game —
1:25 Holden places down a command center.Quietly, Holden adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:10 V8 warps in a nexus.More workers, more money: V8 expands.
2:42 Holden decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Holden crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:18 V8 is putting on early pressure with his dragoon.No patience from V8: the first units are already marching.
4:06 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.
4:50 Holden's defending marines kills V8's early goons.Holden holds the early rush without blinking.
5:27 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:06 Losing only less than half of his army, V8 seems to be fine.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
6:37 Holden figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
7:25 V8 decides to push out with his dragoon.V8 tests the door early. Is anyone home?
— The mid game —
7:57 Holden places down a command center.More workers, more money: Holden expands.
8:38 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
9:26 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.
10:02 The battle outcome favors Holden as V8's armies melt into Holden's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Holden. The push continues.
10:32 After that battle, V8 still has most of his army with him.Holden keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:20 Losing only less than half of his army, Holden seems to be fine.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:57 Holden decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Holden goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:30 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
— The late game —
13:22 Holden successfully kills off V8's dragoons with nice marine micro.The early pressure works — Holden breaks V8's front door.
13:57 It seems that Holden only managed to destroy less than half of V8's army.Holden takes a bite out of V8's force and backs off.
14:34 After that battle, Holden still has most of his army with him.V8 keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Holden edges ahead on army strength.
15:07 Holden places down a command center.Holden takes another base — the economy widens.
15:55 V8 warps in a nexus.Quietly, V8 adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
16:25 Holden bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Holden tests the door early. Is anyone home?
17:15 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, V8 GGs!V8 GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: Holden defeats V8, settled in the early game.
Head to head
276 games
Holden
77 – 199
V8