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■ Smirk
■ Hectic
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
economy
Play-by-play (66 lines)
0:10 Smirk spawns at s1 in White while Hectic spawns at s3 in Teal.We're underway — Smirk spawns at s1, Hectic answers from s3.
0:34 Smirk gets Overpool against Hectic's 9 Pool.The builds are down: Overpool from Smirk, 9 Pool from Hectic.
— The early game —
1:12 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:45 Hectic places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hectic expands.
2:09 Smirk decides to move out with his armies.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:30 Hectic is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Hectic goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:09 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
3:21 Hectic failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
3:53 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hectic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:33 Hectic lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
4:47 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
5:12 Attempting to end the game, Hectic moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Hectic pushes.
5:57 Hectic places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hectic expands.
6:12 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 The scales tip toward Smirk — a lead, but not a safe one.
6:38 With really nice micro, Hectic kills off Smirk's zerglings.Smirk wasn't ready. Hectic's early aggression takes the lead.
7:22 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hectic while losing less than half of his army.Hectic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:49 Hectic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
8:08 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
8:30 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
9:15 Hectic's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
9:27 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:14 Hectic kills off Smirk's armies and continues pushing!Smirk's army evaporates. Hectic doesn't even slow down.
10:27 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
10:55 Hectic lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
11:20 Smirk moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Smirk pushes.
11:52 Hectic is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Hectic goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:34 Currently, neither Smirk nor Hectic appears to be leading in economy.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Smirk and Hectic yet.
12:53 Hectic places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hectic expands.
13:29 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
14:01 Smirk with more superior zergling control outpowers Hectic!Hectic wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
14:29 Hectic lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
14:40 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
15:20 Smirk shot down Hectic's hatchery.Smirk finds the weak point and Hectic's new base is gone.
15:44 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
16:13 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The mid game —
16:52 Smirk is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:10 Attempting to end the game, Hectic moves out with his armies.Hectic tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
17:48 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
18:13 Smirk had some mutalisks popped in the closest timing possible which turned things around! Hectic's mutalisks are fleeing!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Smirk holds Hectic.
18:27 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
19:10 Hectic lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
🎙 The scales tip toward Smirk — a lead, but not a safe one.
19:41 Smirk is pushing his speedlings.Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
— The late game —
20:04 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
20:31 The battle outcome favors Smirk as Hectic's armies melt into Smirk's armies' weapon fire!Smirk wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
21:02 Hectic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
21:20 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
22:04 What superior Mutalisk micro from Smirk! Hectic's economy is suffering!Hectic looks away for one second and Smirk makes him pay for it.
22:20 Smirk is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Smirk starts the push.
22:48 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
23:13 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Smirk has built a commanding army lead — Hectic needs something special here.
23:50 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
24:17 Hectic 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 Hectic's position.
24:42 About half of Hectic's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
25:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
25:44 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.
26:02 Hectic having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.Hectic GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
Hectic taps out. Smirk's mid game was simply better.
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
economy
Play-by-play (53 lines)
0:20 The game starts with White Smirk spawning at s1 and Blue Hectic spawning at s2.Smirk in White at s1. Hectic in Blue at s2. The map is set.
0:47 Hectic opens 12 Hatch against Smirk's 12 Pool.Smirk commits to 12 Pool; Hectic answers with 12 Hatch.
— The early game —
1:06 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:33 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
2:12 Smirk decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Smirk has seen enough — the army moves out.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:53 Hectic's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Hectic goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:08 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
3:48 With really nice micro, Hectic kills off Smirk's zerglings.The early pressure works — Hectic breaks Smirk's front door.
4:15 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
4:53 About half of Hectic's army has been decimated in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
5:20 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
5:55 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hectic goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:09 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
6:42 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
7:10 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
7:58 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Hectic is continuing to push across the map!Hectic wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
8:11 After that battle, Hectic destroyed about half of Smirk's army.Hectic cuts Smirk's army in half.
8:55 It seems that Smirk only managed to destroy less than half of Hectic's army.Smirk clips Hectic's army — real damage, but Hectic fights on.
9:21 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:02 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
10:14 Hectic appears to have more army than Smirk!Hectic's army is visibly the bigger one — Smirk should not take this fight.
11:02 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
11:22 With really nice micro, Hectic kills off Smirk's zerglings.Smirk wasn't ready. Hectic's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Hectic edges ahead on army strength.
11:49 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
12:17 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
12:58 Hectic's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
13:28 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!The dance is over. They fight.
13:59 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Hectic is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Hectic. The push continues.
14:37 Hectic destroyed about half of Smirk's army after that battle.Hectic cuts Smirk's army in half.
15:06 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
15:23 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
16:05 Hectic desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Hectic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
🎙 Hectic has built a commanding army lead — Smirk needs something special here.
16:42 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
17:09 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Hectic is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Hectic. The push continues.
17:29 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
18:07 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:38 Hectic shot down Smirk's hatchery.Hectic finds the weak point and Smirk's new base is gone.
19:12 Hectic is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Hectic tests the door early. Is anyone home?
19:30 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
20:11 The battle to decide the game begins!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
— The mid game —
20:31 Smirk failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Hectic's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Hectic breaks Smirk's position.
🎙 Hectic's force dwarfs what Smirk has left on the field.
21:12 Smirk seems to lose most of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Hectic — more than half the force is gone.
— The late game —
21:30 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:05 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Smirk taps out!Nothing left to defend with — Smirk taps.
GG. Hectic closes it out over Smirk.
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
economy
Play-by-play (39 lines)
0:07 Smirk spawns at s1 in Blue while Hectic spawns at s2 in White.Smirk takes s1 in Blue; across the map, Hectic settles in at s2 in White.
0:37 Hectic gets 9 Pool against Smirk's 12 Hatch.Smirk commits to 12 Hatch; Hectic answers with 9 Pool.
— The early game —
1:20 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
1:48 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
2:25 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
3:07 Hectic's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
3:56 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:12 Hectic successfully fends off Smirk's attacks.Hectic takes the fight on his terms and sends Smirk home with nothing.
5:00 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
5:27 Hectic only destroyed about half of Smirk's army.Hectic cuts Smirk's army in half.
6:07 Smirk pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Smirk goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:44 Hectic's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
7:15 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
— The mid game —
7:57 Hectic decides to expand.Quietly, Hectic adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
8:33 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
9:19 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Hectic is continuing to push across the map!The engagement breaks Smirk's way of life — Hectic marches on.
9:36 After that battle, Hectic destroyed about half of Smirk's army.Hectic cuts Smirk's army in half.
10:13 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
10:59 Smirk must macro up quickly or Hectic will just roll him over!Smirk needs production, fast; Hectic's army has outgrown his.
11:42 Eager to end the game, Hectic moves out with his armies.Hectic tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
12:10 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
12:54 The battle outcome favors Hectic as Smirk's armies melt into Hectic's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Hectic. The push continues.
13:12 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Hectic's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Smirk is a step behind and knows it.
— The late game —
13:54 With excellent skills and micro, Hectic managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
14:39 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
15:20 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:40 With really nice micro, Hectic kills off Smirk's zerglings.Smirk wasn't ready. Hectic's early aggression takes the lead.
🎙 Smirk is hanging on by a thread against Hectic's army.
16:23 Hectic looks beastly after destroying more than half of Smirk's army.When the smoke clears, Hectic has erased most of what Smirk brought.
17:06 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
17:31 Hectic is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Hectic tests the door early. Is anyone home?
18:00 Smirk having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Smirk looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Hectic defeats Smirk, settled in the early game.
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
economy
Play-by-play (127 lines)
0:12 The game starts with White Smirk spawning at s1 and Yellow Hectic spawning at s2.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Smirk at s1, Hectic at s2.
0:43 Hectic gets 9 Pool against Smirk's 9 Pool.The builds are down: 9 Pool from Smirk, 9 Pool from Hectic.
— The early game —
0:58 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:29 Hectic places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hectic expands.
1:52 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:07 Hectic moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Hectic crosses the map with everything.
2:37 Smirk is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Hectic's army.Smirk needs production, fast; Hectic's army has outgrown his.
3:01 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
3:34 Hectic failed to break Smirk's zergling line of defense.Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
3:54 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.Hectic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:23 With excellent skills and micro, Hectic managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
4:38 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Smirk tests the door early. Is anyone home?
4:56 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
5:36 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
6:02 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
6:18 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.
6:32 Smirk with the more superior zergling control successfully fends off Hectic's zerglings!Smirk holds the early rush without blinking.
7:17 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.Hectic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:39 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
7:56 Smirk decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
8:15 Hectic is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
8:50 Smirk's number of expansions are equal to Hectic's.The economies mirror one another. Nothing between Smirk and Hectic yet.
9:11 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The dance is over. They fight.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
9:39 With beautiful placement, Hectic successfully fends off Smirk's attacks.The attack shatters on Hectic's line. Great positioning.
10:00 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
10:18 Smirk lost about half of his army in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
10:53 Hectic places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hectic adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:12 Attempting to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
11:31 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Hectic tests the door early. Is anyone home?
12:11 Smirk desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
12:33 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
13:00 Hectic failed to kill off Smirk's defending zerglings.Hectic's early gamble buys nothing — Smirk's defense was already in place.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
13:16 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
13:44 Hectic lost about half of his army in that battle.Smirk pays for that trade with about half his army.
14:10 Smirk decides to start pushing across the map.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
— The mid game —
14:27 Hectic is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Hectic's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
14:43 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:28 Smirk with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Hectic's position.
15:50 Smirk destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Hectic's army has been decimated.Smirk takes a bite out of Hectic's force and backs off.
16:02 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
16:34 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:54 Zerglings ran past Hectic's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Smirk!Smirk gets into Hectic's mineral line — workers are dying.
17:20 Smirk is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:44 Hectic is pushing his speedlings.Hectic hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
18:06 Smirk places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Smirk expands.
18:33 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
19:06 For a second it looked like Hectic had more zerglings, but in another second Smirk seems to have taken the lead! Hectic is backing off!The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Smirk holds Hectic.
19:17 Losing only less than half of his army, Smirk seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
19:58 Hectic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
20:11 What a pity! Smirk managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Hectic's army.Smirk knocks, Hectic answers. No damage done.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
20:27 What a pity! Hectic managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Smirk's army.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Smirk shuts the door on Hectic.
21:05 Hectic's army is small compared to Smirk!Hectic is badly outgunned — Smirk's force is a size larger.
21:36 What a pity! Hectic managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Smirk's army.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Smirk shuts the door on Hectic.
21:51 Smirk is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Smirk starts the push.
22:25 Hectic starts expanding.Hectic takes another base — the economy widens.
22:35 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
23:14 Smirk made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Hectic's position.
23:23 Hectic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
23:58 It seems that Hectic only managed to destroy less than half of Smirk's army.Hectic takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
🎙 Hectic is a step behind and knows it.
24:13 Smirk is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Smirk hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
24:37 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
25:13 Smirk made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Hectic's position.
25:21 Hectic has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
25:49 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Hectic destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Hectic clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
26:18 Hectic tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Smirk's defense line.Good instincts from Smirk; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
26:37 Smirk is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
27:08 Hectic is pushing his speedlings.The composition is ready; Hectic starts the push.
27:27 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
🎙 Slight advantage Smirk as the game develops.
27:55 Smirk made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Smirk breaks Hectic's position.
28:31 Hectic lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
28:51 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Hectic destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Hectic takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
29:19 Zerglings ran past Smirk's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Hectic!The raid lands — Hectic chips away at Smirk's foundation.
29:31 What a pity! Hectic managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Smirk's army.Good instincts from Smirk; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
29:57 Smirk decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
30:17 The battle to decide the game begins!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
30:54 Smirk wiped off Hectic's zerglings, but Hectic had mutalisks popped just in time! Smirk has to back off!Hectic absorbs the mid-game push — Smirk gained nothing for the cost.
31:10 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
31:33 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hectic while losing less than half of his army.Hectic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
32:02 What a pity! Hectic managed to sneak 1 zergling past the defense line but it was unable to deal any damage before being killed off by Smirk's army.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Smirk shuts the door on Hectic.
32:31 Smirk is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Smirk hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
32:49 Hectic is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Hectic's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
33:18 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.
33:41 Smirk failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Hectic's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Hectic breaks Smirk's position.
34:16 Hectic only destroyed about half of Smirk's army.Hectic cuts Smirk's army in half.
34:29 With excellent skills and micro, Hectic managed to fend off Smirk while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
34:55 Hectic shot down Smirk's hatchery.Hectic finds the weak point and Smirk's new base is gone.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
35:28 Zerglings ran past Smirk's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Hectic!The raid lands — Hectic chips away at Smirk's foundation.
35:43 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
36:13 Zerglings ran past Smirk's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Hectic!Hectic gets into Smirk's mineral line — workers are dying.
36:41 Hectic is leading the game with more expansions than Smirk.Hectic runs 1 more bases than Smirk. That compounds.
37:03 Eager to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.Here it comes: Smirk crosses the map with everything.
37:30 Hectic is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Hectic's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
37:51 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
38:18 Smirk with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!Hectic's defense bends, then snaps. Smirk takes the middle of the game.
38:29 It seems that Smirk only managed to destroy less than half of Hectic's army.Smirk clips Hectic's army — real damage, but Hectic fights on.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
38:56 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Hectic destroyed only less than half of Smirk's army.Hectic clips Smirk's army — real damage, but Smirk fights on.
39:32 Hectic tried to harass Smirk but Smirk successfully fends off the harassment.Hectic knocks, Smirk answers. No damage done.
39:42 Zerglings ran past Smirk's defense line and start harassing the mineral line! What a nice run-by by Hectic!Hectic gets into Smirk's mineral line — workers are dying.
40:08 Hectic is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Hectic hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
40:37 Hectic has more expansions than Smirk.Economically it's Hectic's game right now; Smirk is falling behind on bases.
40:54 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
41:33 All of a sudden, Smirk has no armies left while Hectic is continuing to push across the map!Hectic wins the fight convincingly and keeps rolling forward.
41:45 Hectic destroyed about half of Smirk's army after that battle.Hectic cuts Smirk's army in half.
42:10 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Smirk is a step behind and knows it.
— The late game —
42:35 Hectic moves out with hydralisks and lurkers, a rare sight this deep into ZvZ.Everything Hectic has built comes forward at once.
42:58 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
43:40 The mutalisk flock belongs to Hectic and Smirk's drones are dying by the dozen.There's no rebuilding from that. Hectic's late-game push decides it.
43:56 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
44:19 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
44:51 A huge mutalisk flock with cracklings underneath: Hectic pushes.Everything Hectic has built comes forward at once.
45:10 After suffering a devastating loss in the battle, Smirk GGs!Smirk GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
That's the game: Hectic defeats Smirk, settled in the late game.
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
army value
■ Smirk
■ Hectic
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Play-by-play (85 lines)
0:09 The game starts with Red Smirk spawning at s2 and Teal Hectic spawning at s1.We're underway — Smirk spawns at s2, Hectic answers from s1.
0:31 Smirk opens 12 Pool against Hectic's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Pool from Smirk, 12 Pool from Hectic.
— The early game —
1:10 Smirk places down a hatchery.Quietly, Smirk adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
1:39 Hectic places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Hectic expands.
2:06 Attempting to end the game, Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:16 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
2:41 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
3:26 With really nice micro, Smirk kills off Hectic's zerglings.Hectic wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
3:33 About half of Hectic's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Smirk's force stays on that battlefield.
4:16 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.Hectic keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
4:35 Hectic is in quite a huge army disadvantage, he doesn't have what it takes to win against Smirk's army.Hectic is badly outgunned — Smirk's force is a size larger.
5:08 Smirk's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.No patience from Smirk: the first units are already marching.
5:30 Hectic pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
5:56 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
6:21 Hectic places down a hatchery.Quietly, Hectic adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
6:51 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.
7:21 Smirk lost all his zerglings to Hectic!Smirk wasn't ready. Hectic's early aggression takes the lead.
7:36 Hectic destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Smirk's army has been decimated.Hectic takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
8:00 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
8:34 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.
8:56 Hectic is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Hectic: the first units are already marching.
9:26 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
9:57 Hectic kills off Smirk's armies and continues pushing!Smirk's army evaporates. Hectic doesn't even slow down.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
10:15 Hectic destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Smirk's army has been decimated.Hectic takes a bite out of Smirk's force and backs off.
10:50 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
11:07 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.
11:40 Hectic's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Hectic goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
12:06 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
12:38 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.
12:53 Hectic lost all his zerglings to Smirk!Hectic wasn't ready. Smirk's early aggression takes the lead.
13:25 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Smirk — the losses are light.
13:54 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
14:19 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
— The mid game —
14:48 Smirk is pushing his speedlings.Smirk's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
15:20 Attempting to end the game, Hectic moves out with his armies.Hectic has seen enough — the army moves out.
15:43 It seems like Smirk has more units than Hectic!Smirk's army is visibly the bigger one — Hectic should not take this fight.
16:12 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.
16:32 Hectic had some mutalisks popped in the closest timing possible which turned things around! Smirk's mutalisks are fleeing!Hectic absorbs the mid-game push — Smirk gained nothing for the cost.
17:06 It seems that Smirk only managed to destroy less than half of Hectic's army.Smirk clips Hectic's army — real damage, but Hectic fights on.
17:20 After that battle, Smirk still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
18:05 Hectic tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Smirk's defense line.Hectic goes for the raid — Smirk is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
18:32 What superior Mutalisk micro from Hectic! Smirk's economy is suffering!Beautiful harassment from Hectic. Smirk's economy takes a real hit.
18:58 Smirk moves out with his armies.Smirk tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
19:17 Hectic is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Hectic hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
19:39 Hectic places down a hatchery.Hectic plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
20:18 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
20:31 Hectic kills off Smirk's armies and continues pushing!The engagement breaks Smirk's way of life — Hectic marches on.
20:56 With excellent skills and micro, Smirk managed to fend off Hectic while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Hectic — the losses are light.
21:22 After that battle, Hectic still has most of his army with him.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
22:03 Smirk tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Hectic's defense line.Smirk goes for the raid — Hectic is ready, and nothing comes of it.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
22:19 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
22:58 Hectic tried to micro his mutalisks but they were unable to get past Smirk's defense line.The sneak attack is sniffed out — Smirk shuts the door on Hectic.
23:07 Hectic is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Hectic's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
23:49 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
— The late game —
24:03 Smirk failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Hectic's mutalisks!The mid-game push crashes through — Hectic breaks Smirk's position.
24:37 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
25:04 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
25:35 Smirk's hatchery has been destroyed by Hectic.Smirk's expansion burns — Hectic tears it down.
26:06 Smirk places down a hatchery.Smirk takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Hectic edges ahead on army strength.
26:21 Hectic is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!The composition is ready; Hectic starts the push.
26:43 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
27:20 Hectic with the more superior mutalisk micro wins the mutalisk battle!The mid-game push crashes through — Hectic breaks Smirk's position.
27:43 Smirk has lost about half of his army in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
28:14 Losing only less than half of his army, Hectic seems to be fine.Smirk keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
28:35 Hectic is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Hectic hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
29:13 At the moment, Hectic seems to have more units than Smirk.Count the units: Hectic has the edge over Smirk right now.
29:29 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
29:55 Smirk failed to dodge some scourges and his mutalisks are melting away to Hectic's mutalisks!Smirk's defense bends, then snaps. Hectic takes the middle of the game.
🎙 Smirk is hanging on by a thread against Hectic's army.
30:19 About half of Smirk's army has been decimated in that battle.Hectic pays for that trade with about half his army.
30:58 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Smirk destroyed only less than half of Hectic's army.Smirk takes a bite out of Hectic's force and backs off.
31:15 Hectic destroys Smirk's hatchery, denying expansions.The base falls. Hectic rips Smirk's economy back a full step.
31:53 Hectic is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!The composition is ready; Hectic starts the push.
32:01 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Smirk taps out!Smirk GGs. A hard-fought game comes to its end.
GG. Hectic closes it out over Smirk.
Head to head
11 games
Smirk
7 – 4
Hectic