Tournament · Bo3 · engine v5.2
· Sat, Aug 1 2026 · 05:52 server time
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■ Jaffa
■ Optics
army value
■ Jaffa
■ Optics
economy
Play-by-play (53 lines)
0:07 Jaffa spawns at s3 in Teal while Optics spawns at s2 in Yellow.Jaffa takes s3 in Teal; across the map, Optics settles in at s2 in Yellow.
0:35 Optics opens One Fact FE against Jaffa's One Fact FE.Jaffa commits to One Fact FE; Optics answers with One Fact FE.
— The early game —
1:15 Jaffa places down a command center.Jaffa takes another base — the economy widens.
1:48 Optics starts expanding.Optics plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:15 Jaffa bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
2:51 Optics figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Optics slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
3:21 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
3:54 All of a sudden, Jaffa has no armies left while Optics is continuing to push across the map!Optics wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
4:13 Optics only destroyed about half of Jaffa's army.Half of Jaffa's force is gone — Optics took it apart.
4:52 After that battle, Optics still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Jaffa — the losses are light.
5:10 Jaffa figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
5:39 Optics bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Optics slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:10 In terms of army size, Jaffa is behind Optics!Jaffa is badly outgunned — Optics's force is a size larger.
6:52 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:16 Nice marine micro! Optics kills off Jaffa's marines and forces Jaffa to pull some SCVs!The early pressure works — Optics breaks Jaffa's front door.
7:46 Optics destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Jaffa's army has been decimated.Optics takes a bite out of Jaffa's force and backs off.
8:14 After that battle, Optics still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Jaffa — the losses are light.
8:52 Jaffa places down a command center.Jaffa plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
9:14 Optics places down a command center.Quietly, Optics adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
9:51 Jaffa moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Jaffa pushes.
10:14 Optics figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Optics slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:49 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:34 With enough marines, Jaffa kills off Optics's defending marines.The early pressure works — Jaffa breaks Optics's front door.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
11:50 After that battle, Optics still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Jaffa — the losses are light.
12:28 It seems that Optics only managed to destroy less than half of Jaffa's army.Optics clips Jaffa's army — real damage, but Jaffa fights on.
12:58 Jaffa decides to put on early pressure on his opponent by bringing out his marines.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
13:34 Optics places down a command center.Quietly, Optics adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
13:58 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
14:38 Jaffa showed some epic marine micro, Optics lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Jaffa breaks Optics's front door.
14:59 With excellent skills and micro, Optics managed to fend off Jaffa while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Jaffa — the losses are light.
15:34 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Optics destroyed only less than half of Jaffa's army.Optics clips Jaffa's army — real damage, but Jaffa fights on.
16:04 Jaffa places down a command center.More workers, more money: Jaffa expands.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
— The mid game —
16:32 Jaffa is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Jaffa's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
— The late game —
16:53 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
17:37 Jaffa noticed that Optics didn't have enough anti-air and breaks Optics's defenses easily with a few dropships!Optics's defense bends, then snaps. Jaffa takes the middle of the game.
17:59 Jaffa destroyed about half of Optics's army after that battle.Half of Optics's force is gone — Jaffa took it apart.
18:29 Losing only less than half of his army, Jaffa seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Optics — the losses are light.
18:55 Jaffa is bringing his vulture-tank ball to his opponent!Jaffa's tank line crawls forward — siege by siege, the map shrinks.
19:29 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
20:09 Speed vulture micro in combination with tanks is definitely imbalanced! Jaffa is slicing through Optics's army!The mid-game push crashes through — Jaffa breaks Optics's position.
20:43 About half of Optics's army has been decimated in that battle.Jaffa pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 Jaffa has built a commanding army lead — Optics needs something special here.
21:09 With excellent skills and micro, Jaffa managed to fend off Optics while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Optics — the losses are light.
21:31 Jaffa starts pushing across the map.Jaffa tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
22:18 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Optics taps out!Optics types it out: GG.
Optics taps out. Jaffa's mid game was simply better.
■ Shocker
■ Phoneme
army value
■ Shocker
■ Phoneme
economy
Play-by-play (7 lines)
0:19 Paralyze spawns at s2 in Teal while Phoneme spawns at s1 in White.Paralyze in Teal at s2. Phoneme in White at s1. The map is set.
2:33 Phoneme gets One Fact FE against Paralyze's Two Fact Vultures.Paralyze commits to Two Fact Vultures; Phoneme answers with One Fact FE.
4:31 Paralyze opens with a cheesy build.Paralyze Has cooked up something crazy, an early rush. They go all in!
🎙 Shocker has built a commanding army lead — Phoneme needs something special here.
7:02 Paralyze with an aggressive opening starts to attack Phoneme.All or nothing: Paralyze's gamble arrives at Phoneme's base.
9:19 Paralyze plays aggressively but Phoneme defends in a very beautiful manner. Paralyze loses all of his armies and GGs!Scouted, held, punished — Phoneme's cheese dies at Paralyze's ramp.
Phoneme takes it — the early game decided this one.
■ Jaffa
■ Phoneme
army value
■ Jaffa
■ Phoneme
economy
Play-by-play (49 lines)
0:11 Jaffa spawns in Red at s1 while Phoneme spawns in Yellow at s3.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Jaffa at s1, Phoneme at s3.
0:36 Jaffa gets One Fact FE against Phoneme's One Fact FE.The builds are down: One Fact FE from Jaffa, One Fact FE from Phoneme.
— The early game —
1:06 Jaffa places down a command center.Jaffa plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:55 Phoneme places down a command center.Phoneme takes another base — the economy widens.
2:12 Jaffa bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:54 Unwilling to make the game too long, Phoneme starts moving out.Phoneme has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:33 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:51 Nice marine micro! Jaffa kills off Phoneme's marines and forces Phoneme to pull some SCVs!Phoneme wasn't ready. Jaffa's early aggression takes the lead.
4:24 With excellent skills and micro, Phoneme managed to fend off Jaffa while losing less than half of his army.Jaffa keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:59 Losing only less than half of his army, Jaffa seems to be fine.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:27 Phoneme's army is small compared to Jaffa!Phoneme is badly outgunned — Jaffa's force is a size larger.
6:00 Jaffa figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
6:27 Phoneme decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. Phoneme pushes.
7:01 Phoneme places down a command center.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:47 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
8:23 Jaffa showed some epic marine micro, Phoneme lost all of his fighting marines!The early pressure works — Jaffa breaks Phoneme's front door.
8:46 Phoneme has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Jaffa's force stays on that battlefield.
9:11 It seems that Phoneme only managed to destroy less than half of Jaffa's army.Phoneme clips Jaffa's army — real damage, but Jaffa fights on.
— The mid game —
9:53 Jaffa bravely pushes out with his marines and vultures.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
10:26 Jaffa places down a command center.Quietly, Jaffa adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:05 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
11:33 The battle outcome favors Jaffa as Phoneme's armies melt into Jaffa's armies' weapon fire!Phoneme's army evaporates. Jaffa doesn't even slow down.
12:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Phoneme seems to be fine.Jaffa keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Phoneme is a step behind and knows it.
12:43 With excellent skills and micro, Jaffa managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
12:55 Jaffa figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
13:35 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.
14:05 Phoneme desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.More workers, more money: Phoneme expands.
14:52 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
15:13 Nice marine micro! Jaffa kills off Phoneme's marines and forces Phoneme to pull some SCVs!The early pressure works — Jaffa breaks Phoneme's front door.
15:37 Phoneme has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Jaffa's force stays on that battlefield.
— The late game —
16:26 After that battle, Jaffa still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Phoneme — the losses are light.
16:43 Jaffa figures he has enough vultures to put on early pressure on his opponent so he decides to push out.Jaffa slides the first vultures across the map — early mines, early pressure.
🎙 Slight advantage Jaffa as the game develops.
17:20 Jaffa desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.More workers, more money: Jaffa expands.
17:55 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
18:31 With enough marines, Jaffa kills off Phoneme's defending marines.The early pressure works — Jaffa breaks Phoneme's front door.
🎙 It's all going Jaffa's way right now.
18:55 Phoneme lost more than half of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Jaffa — more than half the force is gone.
19:24 With excellent skills and micro, Jaffa managed to fend off Phoneme while losing less than half of his army.Phoneme keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:06 Phoneme tried to lift up the command center but he wasn't in time and it was destroyed by Jaffa's armies.No reinforcements in time: Phoneme watches Jaffa level the expansion.
20:32 Jaffa starts pushing across the map.No more waiting. Jaffa pushes.
21:04 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Phoneme GGs!Phoneme GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Jaffa takes it — the early game decided this one.
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