Tournament · Bo3 · engine v5.2
· Fri, Jul 31 2026 · 19:45 server time
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■ Universe
■ Optics
army value
■ Universe
■ Optics
economy
Play-by-play (44 lines)
0:15 Universe spawns at s2 in Red while Optics spawns at s1 in Yellow.Universe takes s2 in Red; across the map, Optics settles in at s1 in Yellow.
0:38 Optics opens One Fact FE against Universe's One Fact FE.Universe commits to One Fact FE; Optics answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:23 Universe places down a command center.Quietly, Universe adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:56 Optics places down a command center.More workers, more money: Optics expands.
2:29 Eager to end the game, Universe moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Universe pushes.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
3:01 Optics bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Optics slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:39 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
4:10 Nice marine placement by Universe, Optics can't even find a hole to poke through with his marines.Optics's early gamble buys nothing — Universe's defense was already in place.
4:48 Losing only less than half of his army, Universe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Optics — the losses are light.
5:13 Losing only less than half of his army, Optics seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Universe — the losses are light.
6:02 Optics places down a command center.Optics plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:26 Universe decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Universe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:57 Universe places down a command center.Universe plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
7:32 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Universe holds the stronger army for now.
8:07 Nice marine micro! Universe kills off Optics's marines and forces Optics to pull some SCVs!Optics wasn't ready. Universe's early aggression takes the lead.
8:41 About half of Optics's army has been decimated in that battle.Universe pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The mid game —
9:16 After that battle, Universe still has most of his army with him.Optics keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:55 Unwilling to make the game too long, Universe starts moving out.Universe has seen enough — the army moves out.
10:21 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:52 The battle outcome favors Universe as Optics's armies melt into Universe's armies' weapon fire!The engagement breaks Optics's way of life — Universe marches on.
11:25 Optics has lost about half of his army in that battle.Universe pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:04 After that battle, Universe still has most of his army with him.Optics keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:39 Unwilling to make the game too long, Universe starts moving out.Universe has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Universe's force dwarfs what Optics has left on the field.
13:19 Currently, neither Universe nor Optics appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — Universe and Optics match each other.
13:57 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
14:19 All of a sudden, Optics has no armies left while Universe is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Optics's way of life — Universe marches on.
15:01 About half of Optics's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Universe's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
15:41 Losing only less than half of his army, Universe seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Optics — the losses are light.
16:03 Universe figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Universe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
16:50 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
17:12 Universe showed some epic marine micro, Optics lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Universe breaks Optics's front door.
🎙 It's all going Universe's way right now.
17:56 Optics lost more than half of his army in that battle.Universe limps away with less than half the army he arrived with.
18:30 After that battle, Universe still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Optics — the losses are light.
19:06 Universe shot down Optics's command center.The base falls. Universe rips Optics's economy back a full step.
19:30 Universe decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Universe slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
20:14 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Optics GGs!Optics types it out: GG.
Universe takes it — the early game decided this one.
■ Clone
■ Phoneme
army value
■ Clone
■ Phoneme
economy
Play-by-play (67 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Yellow Clone spawning at s1 and Orange Phoneme spawning at s2.Clone in Yellow at s1. Phoneme in Orange at s2. The map is set.
0:32 Clone gets One Fact FE against Phoneme's One Fact FE.Clone commits to One Fact FE; Phoneme answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:12 Clone places down a command center.Quietly, Clone adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:44 Phoneme places down a command center.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
2:05 Clone bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Clone slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:41 Phoneme decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Phoneme slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:03 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
3:27 With enough marines, Clone kills off Phoneme's defending marines.Phoneme wasn't ready. Clone's early aggression takes the lead.
4:08 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Clone while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Clone — the losses are light.
4:26 With excellent skills and micro, Clone managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
5:05 Clone appears to have more army than Phoneme!Count the units: Clone has the edge over Phoneme right now.
5:31 Attempting to end the game, Clone moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Clone pushes.
5:57 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Phoneme slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:20 Clone places down a command center.Quietly, Clone adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
6:54 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
7:26 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
7:43 All of a sudden, Phoneme has no armies left while Clone is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Phoneme's way of life — Clone marches on.
8:14 Phoneme has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Clone's force stays on that battlefield.
8:59 Clone lost about half of his army in that battle.Phoneme pays for that trade with about half his army.
9:12 Clone figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Clone slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
9:39 Phoneme bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Phoneme slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:18 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
10:41 Phoneme successfully fends off Clone's attacks.Clone commits and it's the wrong call — Phoneme cleans it up.
🎙 Clone is a step behind and knows it.
11:11 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Clone keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:45 Clone lost about half of his army in that battle.Phoneme pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:11 In terms of army size, Clone is behind Phoneme!Clone is badly outgunned — Phoneme's force is a size larger.
12:33 Clone decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Clone pushes.
13:20 Phoneme decides to move out with his armies.Here it comes: Phoneme crosses the map with everything.
13:35 Clone places down a command center.Clone takes another base — the economy widens.
14:01 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
14:33 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:09 With enough marines, Phoneme successfully defend against Clone's marines.Phoneme holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Slight advantage Phoneme as the game develops.
15:33 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Clone — the losses are light.
16:06 Clone has lost about half of his army in that battle.Phoneme pays for that trade with about half his army.
— The mid game —
16:37 Phoneme's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Phoneme's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
16:55 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
17:36 A few well placed tanks savaged the rest of Clone's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Phoneme breaks Clone's position.
18:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Clone seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:21 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Clone — the losses are light.
19:03 Currently, neither Clone nor Phoneme appears to be leading in economy.Base for base, they're level — Clone and Phoneme match each other.
19:29 Dropship! Dropship! Clone drops some vultures into Phoneme's mineral line!Clone gets into Phoneme's mineral line — workers are dying.
🎙 Clone is a step behind and knows it.
19:47 Clone places down a command center.Clone plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The late game —
20:17 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
20:45 Clone tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Phoneme.Good instincts from Phoneme; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
21:16 Nice try from Phoneme to harass Clone, but Clone's reaction is just too agile.Phoneme knocks, Clone answers. No damage done.
21:55 Attempting to end the game, Clone moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Clone pushes.
22:16 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
22:49 Phoneme successfully fends off Clone's attacks.Phoneme holds! The push breaks against a perfect defense.
23:14 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Clone while losing less than half of his army.Clone keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
23:44 About half of Clone's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 It's all going Phoneme's way right now.
24:18 Clone tried to drop some marines but they were cleared off by Phoneme.Clone knocks, Phoneme answers. No damage done.
24:40 Phoneme's vulture-tank ball is getting large, and it starts to roll out of the base!Phoneme's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
25:18 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
25:45 Clone doesn't have enough sieged up tanks in position and Phoneme uses his number advantage to break Clone's defenses!Clone's defense bends, then snaps. Phoneme takes the middle of the game.
26:17 About half of Clone's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Phoneme's force stays on that battlefield.
26:34 After that battle, Phoneme still has most of his army with him.Clone keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
27:16 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Clone GGs!That's it. Clone looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Clone taps out. Phoneme's mid game was simply better.
■ Catsup
■ Tidally
army value
■ Catsup
■ Tidally
economy
Play-by-play (56 lines)
0:07 The game starts with Teal Catsup spawning at s1 and Purple Tidally spawning at s2.We're underway — Catsup spawns at s1, Tidally answers from s2.
0:48 Catsup gets 12 Pool against Tidally's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Pool from Catsup, 12 Pool from Tidally.
— The early game —
1:06 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:46 Tidally places down a hatchery.Tidally takes another base — the economy widens.
2:02 Catsup decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Catsup has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
2:33 Tidally's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Tidally: the first units are already marching.
3:03 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:54 Tidally successfully fends off Catsup's attacks.Tidally takes the fight on his terms and sends Catsup home with nothing.
4:18 With excellent skills and micro, Tidally managed to fend off Catsup while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Catsup — the losses are light.
4:36 Catsup lost about half of his army in that battle.Tidally pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:10 Tidally decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Tidally tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
5:43 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
6:23 Tidally with more superior zergling control outpowers Catsup!Catsup wasn't ready. Tidally's early aggression takes the lead.
6:41 About half of Catsup's army has been decimated in that battle.Tidally pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Tidally holds the stronger army for now.
7:11 Losing only less than half of his army, Tidally seems to be fine.Catsup keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:48 Tidally is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Tidally: the first units are already marching.
8:30 Tidally places down a hatchery.Tidally takes another base — the economy widens.
9:00 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
9:12 Tidally with more superior zergling control outpowers Catsup!Catsup wasn't ready. Tidally's early aggression takes the lead.
9:54 Catsup lost about half of his army in that battle.Tidally pays for that trade with about half his army.
10:12 Losing only less than half of his army, Tidally seems to be fine.Catsup keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:55 Tidally decides to put some pressure on his opponent.No more waiting. Tidally pushes.
11:16 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Catsup is hanging on by a thread against Tidally's army.
11:45 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
12:18 The battle outcome favors Tidally as Catsup's armies melt into Tidally's armies' weapon fire!Tidally wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
12:50 With excellent skills and micro, Catsup managed to fend off Tidally while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Tidally — the losses are light.
13:22 Losing only less than half of his army, Tidally seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Catsup — the losses are light.
14:04 Catsup pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Catsup: the first units are already marching.
14:37 Tidally decides to start pushing across the map.No more waiting. Tidally pushes.
15:07 Tidally appears to have more army than Catsup!Tidally's army is visibly the bigger one — Catsup should not take this fight.
15:23 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
15:49 With really nice micro, Tidally kills off Catsup's zerglings.Catsup wasn't ready. Tidally's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Tidally edges ahead on army strength.
16:27 Catsup has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tidally pays for that trade with about half his army.
16:52 Losing only less than half of his army, Tidally seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Catsup — the losses are light.
17:25 Tidally's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Tidally tests the door early. Is anyone home?
18:00 Catsup places down a hatchery.Catsup takes another base — the economy widens.
18:22 Tidally places down a hatchery.Tidally plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
18:56 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
19:34 With really nice micro, Tidally kills off Catsup's zerglings.Catsup wasn't ready. Tidally's early aggression takes the lead.
20:07 Catsup lost about half of his army in that battle.Tidally pays for that trade with about half his army.
20:30 After that battle, Tidally still has most of his army with him.Catsup keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 It's all going Tidally's way right now.
21:14 Tidally is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Tidally tests the door early. Is anyone home?
21:35 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
22:05 All of a sudden, Catsup has no armies left while Tidally is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Catsup's way of life — Tidally marches on.
22:37 Catsup has lost about half of his army in that battle.Tidally pays for that trade with about half his army.
23:07 With excellent skills and micro, Tidally managed to fend off Catsup while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Catsup — the losses are light.
— The mid game —
23:32 Tidally is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Tidally starts the push.
24:17 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Catsup taps out!That's it. Catsup looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Catsup taps out. Tidally's early game was simply better.
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