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■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
economy
Play-by-play (68 lines)
0:08 Smirk spawns in Red at s3 while Lord_Irvine spawns in Teal at s1.Smirk in Red at s3. Lord_Irvine in Teal at s1. The map is set.
0:35 Lord_Irvine gets 12 Pool against Smirk's 12 Hatch.The builds are down: 12 Hatch from Smirk, 12 Pool from Lord_Irvine.
— The early game —
1:04 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
1:36 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:53 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:42 Lord_Irvine pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Lord_Irvine: the first units are already marching.
2:52 Lord_Irvine appears to have more army than Smirk!Lord_Irvine's army is visibly the bigger one — Smirk should not take this fight.
3:27 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:01 Smirk was out-microed by Lord_Irvine and loses all his attacking forces.The attack shatters on Lord_Irvine's line. Great positioning.
4:29 After that battle, Lord_Irvine still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
4:57 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Lord_Irvine pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:24 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:45 Lord_Irvine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Lord_Irvine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:24 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
6:55 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Lord_Irvine expands.
7:07 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
7:38 Lord_Irvine failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
8:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
8:39 Losing only less than half of his army, Lord_Irvine seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:09 Unwilling to make the game too long, Smirk starts moving out.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
9:46 Lord_Irvine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Lord_Irvine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
9:56 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.
10:44 Smirk successfully fends off Lord_Irvine's attacks.Smirk holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
10:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
11:37 After that battle, Lord_Irvine still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:59 Smirk is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Lord_Irvine's army.Smirk is badly outgunned — Lord_Irvine's force is a size larger.
12:23 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
13:05 Lord_Irvine pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Lord_Irvine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:22 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
13:50 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:13 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:49 Smirk with more superior zergling control outpowers Lord_Irvine!Lord_Irvine wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
15:12 Lord_Irvine lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
15:42 Lord_Irvine destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Smirk's army has been decimated.Lord_Irvine takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
16:14 Smirk destroys Lord_Irvine's hatchery, denying expansions.No reinforcements in time: Lord_Irvine watches Smirk level the expansion.
16:45 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Lord_Irvine expands.
— The mid game —
17:15 Smirk is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:34 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
18:02 Lord_Irvine made a mistake and lost both the air and ground battle! Smirk is pushing his mutalisks further on!The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Lord_Irvine's position.
18:32 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:06 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Lord_Irvine's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Lord_Irvine is a step behind and knows it.
19:29 What superior Mutalisk micro from Smirk! Lord_Irvine's economy is suffering!Lord_Irvine looks away for one second and Smirk makes him pay for it.
19:57 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
— The late game —
20:42 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
21:08 Smirk is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Smirk starts the push.
21:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
21:58 Lord_Irvine failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Smirk's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Lord_Irvine's position.
22:29 Lord_Irvine lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
23:01 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
23:27 Smirk is pushing his speedlings.Smirk hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
🎙 Smirk has built a commanding army lead — Lord_Irvine needs something special here.
23:53 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
24:10 All of a sudden, Lord_Irvine has no armies left while Smirk is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Smirk. The push continues.
24:52 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
25:21 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lord_Irvine while losing less than half of his army.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:35 Smirk destroys Lord_Irvine's hatchery, denying expansions.Lord_Irvine's expansion burns — Smirk tears it down.
26:07 Lord_Irvine tried to harass Smirk but Smirk successfully fends off the harassment.Lord_Irvine goes for the raid — Smirk is ready, and nothing comes of it.
26:42 Smirk decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
27:03 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Lord_Irvine GGs!Lord_Irvine types it out: GG.
Lord_Irvine taps out. Smirk's mid game was simply better.
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:07 The Blue Smirk spawns at s1 while Purple Lord_Irvine spawns at s4.Smirk takes s1 in Blue; across the map, Lord_Irvine settles in at s4 in Purple.
0:34 Lord_Irvine gets 12 Pool against Smirk's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Pool from Smirk, 12 Pool from Lord_Irvine.
— The early game —
1:23 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
1:48 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:19 Smirk decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:45 Lord_Irvine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Lord_Irvine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:15 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
4:00 Lord_Irvine with more superior zergling control outpowers Smirk!Smirk wasn't ready. Lord_Irvine's early aggression takes the lead.
4:26 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Lord_Irvine's force stays on that battlefield.
4:47 With excellent skills and micro, Lord_Irvine managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
5:22 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:50 Lord_Irvine pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Lord_Irvine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:26 Smirk's army is small compared to Lord_Irvine!Smirk is badly outgunned — Lord_Irvine's force is a size larger.
7:09 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:27 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Lord_Irvine plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
8:33 Smirk failed to break Lord_Irvine's zergling line of defense.Lord_Irvine holds the early rush without blinking.
9:13 After that battle, Lord_Irvine still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
9:33 After that battle, Lord_Irvine destroyed about half of Smirk's army.Lord_Irvine cuts Smirk's army in half.
10:03 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:46 Lord_Irvine starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Lord_Irvine pushes.
11:03 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
11:53 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Lord_Irvine is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Lord_Irvine. The push continues.
🎙 Smirk is a step behind and knows it.
12:06 After that battle, Lord_Irvine destroyed about half of Smirk's army.Half of Smirk's force is gone — Lord_Irvine took it apart.
12:56 Smirk destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated.Smirk clips Lord_Irvine's army — real damage, but Lord_Irvine fights on.
13:21 Lord_Irvine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Lord_Irvine goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
13:45 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Lord_Irvine expands.
14:28 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:48 With really nice micro, Lord_Irvine kills off Smirk's zerglings.Smirk wasn't ready. Lord_Irvine's early aggression takes the lead.
15:22 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Lord_Irvine pays for that trade with about half his army.
15:46 After that battle, Lord_Irvine still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:21 Lord_Irvine decides to start pushing across the map.Lord_Irvine has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Smirk is hanging on by a thread against Lord_Irvine's army.
16:54 It seems like Lord_Irvine has more units than Smirk!Lord_Irvine's army is visibly the bigger one — Smirk should not take this fight.
17:31 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
18:01 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:29 The battle outcome favors Lord_Irvine as Smirk's armies melt into Lord_Irvine's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Smirk's way of life — Lord_Irvine marches on.
19:00 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Lord_Irvine pays for that trade with about half his army.
19:30 With excellent skills and micro, Lord_Irvine managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
19:58 Smirk's expansion have been wiped off by Lord_Irvine!Lord_Irvine finds the weak point and Smirk's new base is gone.
— The mid game —
20:28 Lord_Irvine is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Lord_Irvine starts the push.
21:08 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Smirk GGs!Smirk types it out: GG.
GG. Lord_Irvine closes it out over Smirk.
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
economy
Play-by-play (55 lines)
0:20 The Green Smirk spawns at s4 while White Lord_Irvine spawns at s1.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Smirk at s4, Lord_Irvine at s1.
0:46 Lord_Irvine gets 9 Pool against Smirk's 9 Pool.Smirk commits to 9 Pool; Lord_Irvine answers with 9 Pool.
— The early game —
1:21 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
1:45 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Lord_Irvine plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:03 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:35 Unwilling to make the game too long, Lord_Irvine starts moving out.Here it comes: Lord_Irvine crosses the map with everything.
3:21 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.
3:35 Smirk kills off Lord_Irvine's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Lord_Irvine's way of life — Smirk marches on.
4:23 After that battle, Lord_Irvine still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
4:56 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
5:22 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
5:37 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Lord_Irvine expands.
6:23 Smirk decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
6:38 Lord_Irvine decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Lord_Irvine crosses the map with everything.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:27 It seems like Smirk has more units than Lord_Irvine!Count the units: Smirk has the edge over Lord_Irvine right now.
7:53 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
8:23 With really nice micro, Smirk kills off Lord_Irvine's zerglings.Lord_Irvine wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
8:52 Lord_Irvine lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:32 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Lord_Irvine's force stays on that battlefield.
9:42 Smirk moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
10:25 Lord_Irvine decides to start pushing across the map.Lord_Irvine has seen enough — the army moves out.
10:53 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
11:16 Lord_Irvine failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Lord_Irvine's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
12:00 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
12:28 Smirk destroyed about half of Lord_Irvine's army after that battle.Smirk cuts Lord_Irvine's army in half.
13:00 Lord_Irvine decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Lord_Irvine pushes.
13:29 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
14:05 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:19 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:49 Smirk with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Lord_Irvine's zerglings!Lord_Irvine's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
15:31 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:04 Lord_Irvine lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
16:27 Smirk decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
17:06 Both Smirk and Lord_Irvine appears to have equal expansions now.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Smirk and Lord_Irvine yet.
17:41 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
18:01 Lord_Irvine lost all his zerglings to Smirk!Lord_Irvine wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
18:34 Smirk destroyed about half of Lord_Irvine's army after that battle.Half of Lord_Irvine's force is gone — Smirk took it apart.
19:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
19:42 Smirk shot down Lord_Irvine's hatchery.Lord_Irvine's expansion burns — Smirk tears it down.
20:14 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
20:33 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Lord_Irvine plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Smirk's force dwarfs what Lord_Irvine has left on the field.
21:05 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The mid game —
21:44 Lord_Irvine failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Smirk's mutalisks!Lord_Irvine's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
22:01 Lord_Irvine has lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The late game —
22:41 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lord_Irvine while losing less than half of his army.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:10 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Lord_Irvine GGs!Lord_Irvine types it out: GG.
That's the game: Smirk defeats Lord_Irvine, settled in the mid game.
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
economy
Play-by-play (56 lines)
0:07 Smirk spawns at s2 in Blue while Lord_Irvine spawns at s1 in Green.We're underway — Smirk spawns at s2, Lord_Irvine answers from s1.
0:41 Smirk gets 12 Pool against Lord_Irvine's Overpool.Smirk commits to 12 Pool; Lord_Irvine answers with Overpool.
— The early game —
1:19 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
1:37 Lord_Irvine starts expanding.Lord_Irvine plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:11 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:39 Lord_Irvine decides to move out with his armies.Lord_Irvine has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:09 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
3:42 Lord_Irvine failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
4:16 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
4:47 Lord_Irvine has lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:19 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
5:33 Lord_Irvine's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Lord_Irvine tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:14 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
6:48 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Lord_Irvine plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:14 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
7:44 Smirk with more superior zergling control outpowers Lord_Irvine!The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Lord_Irvine's front door.
8:06 Lord_Irvine lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
8:50 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
9:03 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
9:34 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:09 With really nice micro, Smirk kills off Lord_Irvine's zerglings.The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Lord_Irvine's front door.
10:38 After that battle, Lord_Irvine still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
11:00 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
🎙 Smirk holds the stronger army for now.
11:40 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:17 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
12:47 Smirk failed to kill off Lord_Irvine's defending zerglings.Lord_Irvine holds the early rush without blinking.
13:16 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:33 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:02 In terms of army size, Lord_Irvine is behind Smirk!Lord_Irvine is badly outgunned — Smirk's force is a size larger.
14:33 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
15:18 Lord_Irvine decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Lord_Irvine pushes.
15:45 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Smirk holds the stronger army for now.
16:07 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Lord_Irvine plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
16:30 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
17:16 Lord_Irvine failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Lord_Irvine's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
17:47 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lord_Irvine while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
18:06 Lord_Irvine has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
— The mid game —
18:50 Smirk is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Smirk starts the push.
19:19 Lord_Irvine is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Lord_Irvine starts the push.
— The late game —
19:45 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
20:17 Smirk with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!Lord_Irvine's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
🎙 Smirk's force dwarfs what Lord_Irvine has left on the field.
20:48 Smirk destroyed about half of Lord_Irvine's army after that battle.Half of Lord_Irvine's force is gone — Smirk took it apart.
21:16 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lord_Irvine while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
21:34 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
22:16 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Lord_Irvine takes another base — the economy widens.
22:40 Unwilling to make the game too long, Smirk starts moving out.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
23:08 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Lord_Irvine GGs!Lord_Irvine types it out: GG.
Lord_Irvine taps out. Smirk's mid game was simply better.
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
army value
■ Smirk
■ Lord_Irvine
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:07 The Teal Smirk spawns at s2 while Red Lord_Irvine spawns at s1.Smirk takes s2 in Teal; across the map, Lord_Irvine settles in at s1 in Red.
0:42 Lord_Irvine gets 9 Pool against Smirk's Overpool.The builds are down: Overpool from Smirk, 9 Pool from Lord_Irvine.
— The early game —
1:20 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:50 Lord_Irvine starts expanding.Lord_Irvine takes another base — the economy widens.
2:23 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:55 Lord_Irvine is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Lord_Irvine: the first units are already marching.
3:21 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
3:52 With beautiful placement, Smirk successfully fends off Lord_Irvine's attacks.The attack shatters on Smirk's line. Great positioning.
4:27 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:02 Losing only less than half of his army, Lord_Irvine seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:34 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
6:15 Lord_Irvine decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Lord_Irvine crosses the map with everything.
6:40 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
7:19 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
8:08 Lord_Irvine was out-microed by Smirk and loses all his attacking forces.Smirk holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
8:56 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:23 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
9:46 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:13 Unwilling to make the game too long, Lord_Irvine starts moving out.No more waiting. Lord_Irvine pushes.
11:01 At the moment, Smirk seems to have more units than Lord_Irvine.Smirk's army is visibly the bigger one — Lord_Irvine should not take this fight.
11:33 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
11:52 With really nice micro, Smirk kills off Lord_Irvine's zerglings.Lord_Irvine wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Smirk edges ahead on army strength.
12:33 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
13:03 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Lord_Irvine — the losses are light.
13:34 Smirk is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
14:04 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
14:39 Lord_Irvine lost all his zerglings to Smirk!The early pressure works — Smirk breaks Lord_Irvine's front door.
15:04 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
15:42 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Lord_Irvine while losing less than half of his army.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
16:19 Smirk's number of expansions are equal to Lord_Irvine's.Base for base, they're level — Smirk and Lord_Irvine match each other.
16:41 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
🎙 Lord_Irvine is a step behind and knows it.
17:17 Lord_Irvine places down a hatchery.Quietly, Lord_Irvine adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The mid game —
17:58 Smirk is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
18:31 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
— The late game —
18:57 Lord_Irvine failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Smirk's mutalisks!Lord_Irvine's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
19:31 About half of Lord_Irvine's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
20:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Lord_Irvine keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:38 Smirk starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
21:10 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Lord_Irvine taps out!That's it. Lord_Irvine looks at the field one last time and concedes.
GG. Smirk closes it out over Lord_Irvine.
Head to head
8 games
Smirk
8 – 0
Lord_Irvine