Tournament · Bo7 · engine v5.3
· Fri, Aug 7 2026 · 14:30 server time
Games
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■ Firestorm
■ Paean
army value
■ Firestorm
■ Paean
economy
Play-by-play (61 lines)
0:14 Firestorm spawns in Teal at s2 while Paean spawns in Red at s1.Firestorm in Teal at s2. Paean in Red at s1. The map is set.
0:36 Paean opens 12 Pool against Firestorm's 12 Pool.The builds are down: 12 Pool from Firestorm, 12 Pool from Paean.
— The early game —
1:12 Firestorm places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Firestorm expands.
1:47 Paean places down a hatchery.Quietly, Paean adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:10 Firestorm moves out with his armies.No more waiting. Firestorm pushes.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
2:50 Paean is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Paean goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
3:05 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
3:41 Paean with more superior zergling control outpowers Firestorm!Firestorm wasn't ready. Paean's early aggression takes the lead.
4:09 With excellent skills and micro, Firestorm managed to fend off Paean while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Paean — the losses are light.
4:44 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Firestorm destroyed only less than half of Paean's army.Firestorm takes a bite out of Paean's force and backs off.
5:00 Paean desperate in getting his economy pumped up, expands to another location.Paean plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
5:46 Firestorm is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Firestorm: the first units are already marching.
6:18 Paean is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.No patience from Paean: the first units are already marching.
6:34 Firestorm places down a hatchery.Firestorm takes another base — the economy widens.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
7:07 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
7:48 Firestorm with more superior zergling control outpowers Paean!The early pressure works — Firestorm breaks Paean's front door.
8:01 After that battle, Paean still has most of his army with him.Firestorm keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:47 With excellent skills and micro, Firestorm managed to fend off Paean while losing less than half of his army.Paean keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:18 Paean places down a hatchery.Paean takes another base — the economy widens.
9:37 Firestorm pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Firestorm goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:10 Paean is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Paean tests the door early. Is anyone home?
10:40 Firestorm places down a hatchery.Quietly, Firestorm adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
11:10 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.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
11:38 Paean with more superior zergling control outpowers Firestorm!The early pressure works — Paean breaks Firestorm's front door.
12:06 Firestorm lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Paean's force stays on that battlefield.
12:35 After that battle, Paean still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Firestorm — the losses are light.
13:15 In terms of army size, Firestorm is behind Paean!Firestorm is badly outgunned — Paean's force is a size larger.
13:38 Firestorm is bringing his speedlings out for a walk and maybe decide to kill the enemy zerglings on the way.Firestorm goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:17 Paean's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Paean goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
14:44 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
15:17 All of a sudden, Firestorm has no armies left while Paean is continuing to push across the map!A clean, brutal win for Paean. The push continues.
15:50 Firestorm has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Paean's force stays on that battlefield.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
16:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Firestorm — the losses are light.
16:41 Paean places down a hatchery.Paean plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
— The mid game —
17:06 Firestorm is now bringing both his mutalisk/scourge stack and his speedlings across the map!Firestorm hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
17:43 Paean decides to put some pressure on his opponent.Paean has seen enough — the army moves out.
18:06 Firestorm places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Firestorm expands.
18:31 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Both players push to the middle of the map, and a large fight breaks out.
— The late game —
19:08 Paean made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!Firestorm's defense bends, then snaps. Paean takes the middle of the game.
19:42 Losing only less than half of his army, Firestorm seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Paean — the losses are light.
20:14 With excellent skills and micro, Paean managed to fend off Firestorm while losing less than half of his army.Firestorm keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
🎙 Firestorm is a step behind and knows it.
20:48 What superior Mutalisk micro from Paean! Firestorm's economy is suffering!Firestorm looks away for one second and Paean makes him pay for it.
21:06 Paean decides to start pushing across the map.Paean has seen enough — the army moves out.
21:36 At the moment, Paean seems to have more units than Firestorm.Paean's army is visibly the bigger one — Firestorm should not take this fight.
22:02 Paean places down a hatchery.Paean plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
22:48 The two armies clash and a large battle starts to happen!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
23:08 Paean made some nice zergling maneuver and won the zergling battle!Firestorm's defense bends, then snaps. Paean takes the middle of the game.
23:41 Firestorm has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Paean's force stays on that battlefield.
24:06 With excellent skills and micro, Paean managed to fend off Firestorm while losing less than half of his army.Firestorm keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
24:40 Firestorm tried to harass Paean but Paean successfully fends off the harassment.Good instincts from Paean; the harassment dies at the doorstep.
🎙 Firestorm is a step behind and knows it.
25:13 Unwilling to suffer further harassment, Firestorm taps out!Nothing left to defend with — Firestorm taps.
Paean takes it — the mid game decided this one.
■ Scarcely
■ Paean
army value
■ Scarcely
■ Paean
economy
Play-by-play (65 lines)
0:07 Scarcely spawns at s2 in Purple while Paean spawns at s1 in Red.Scarcely takes s2 in Purple; across the map, Paean settles in at s1 in Red.
0:48 Paean gets 12 Hatch against Scarcely's 1 Rax Gas.The builds are down: 1 Rax Gas from Scarcely, 12 Hatch from Paean.
— The early game —
1:04 Scarcely places down a command center.More workers, more money: Scarcely expands.
1:27 Paean starts expanding.Quietly, Paean adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
2:06 Scarcely decides to start pushing across the map.Scarcely tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:27 Paean decides to move out with his armies.Paean has seen enough — the army moves out.
3:06 The battle to decide the game begins!The dance is over. They fight.
3:33 With some nice micro, Paean successfully defend against Scarcely's marines.Scarcely's early gamble buys nothing — Paean's defense was already in place.
4:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Scarcely — the losses are light.
4:30 About half of Scarcely's army has been decimated in that battle.Half of Paean's force stays on that battlefield.
4:56 Paean starts expanding.More workers, more money: Paean expands.
5:30 Paean decides to start pushing across the map.Here it comes: Paean crosses the map with everything.
5:49 Scarcely places down a command center.More workers, more money: Scarcely expands.
6:16 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
7:02 Scarcely successfully fends off Paean's attacks.The attack shatters on Scarcely's line. Great positioning.
7:27 Losing only less than half of his army, Scarcely seems to be fine.Paean keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
7:51 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
8:31 Attempting to end the game, Scarcely moves out with his armies.Scarcely has seen enough — the army moves out.
8:42 Paean's zerglings are pushing out!No patience from Paean: the first units are already marching.
9:09 Paean places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Paean expands.
9:54 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
10:06 Nice control from Paean! He killed Scarcely's marines and continues pressuring!Scarcely wasn't ready. Paean's early aggression takes the lead.
10:52 Paean destroyed less army than he should, only less than half of Scarcely's army has been decimated.Paean takes a bite out of Scarcely's force and backs off.
🎙 Nothing between them. One engagement could decide it.
11:16 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.Scarcely keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
11:42 Scarcely places down a command center.Quietly, Scarcely adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
12:18 Scarcely decides to put on early pressure with his marines.No patience from Scarcely: the first units are already marching.
12:50 Paean with a large number of zerglings starts pushing out.No patience from Paean: the first units are already marching.
13:05 Scarcely's army is small compared to Paean!Scarcely is badly outgunned — Paean's force is a size larger.
13:46 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.The dance is over. They fight.
14:17 Nice control from Paean! He killed Scarcely's marines and continues pressuring!Scarcely wasn't ready. Paean's early aggression takes the lead.
14:27 Paean only destroyed about half of Scarcely's army.Paean cuts Scarcely's army in half.
15:15 With excellent skills and micro, Paean managed to fend off Scarcely while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarcely — the losses are light.
🎙 The scales tip toward Paean — a lead, but not a safe one.
15:24 Paean places down a hatchery.Quietly, Paean adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
— The mid game —
16:13 Paean starts pushing out with his speedlings and lurkers!Paean's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
16:38 Scarcely places down a command center.Scarcely plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
16:52 As both armies meet, they soon start exchanging fires!The dance is over. They fight.
17:32 Paean backed off after all of his speedlings died under marine fire.The timing was right but the fight was wrong: Scarcely holds Paean.
17:55 After that battle, Scarcely still has most of his army with him.Paean keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
18:32 With excellent skills and micro, Paean managed to fend off Scarcely while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarcely — the losses are light.
19:00 What superior Mutalisk micro from Paean! Scarcely's economy is suffering!Scarcely looks away for one second and Paean makes him pay for it.
19:15 Paean is flying his mutalisks towards his opponent.The composition is ready; Paean starts the push.
🎙 Dead even — neither player has found the edge yet.
— The late game —
19:59 Paean places down a hatchery.Paean plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
20:31 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
20:48 Paean is attacking with both mutalisks and zerglings! Watch Scarcely's marines melt in this attack!The mid-game push crashes through — Paean breaks Scarcely's position.
21:30 Scarcely has lost about half of his army in that battle.Paean pays for that trade with about half his army.
21:48 With excellent skills and micro, Paean managed to fend off Scarcely while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarcely — the losses are light.
22:13 Paean brings his speedlings and lurkers out of his base!The composition is ready; Paean starts the push.
22:50 Scarcely is having a hard time catching up with Paean's number of expansions.Scarcely is starving on bases while Paean spreads across the map.
23:10 The two armies meet and a large battle starts to engage!Contact in the middle of the map. Everything is committed.
23:54 Paean is attacking with lurker-lings and mutalisks! Scarcely's armies melt in the attack.The mid-game push crashes through — Paean breaks Scarcely's position.
🎙 Paean has built a commanding army lead — Scarcely needs something special here.
24:15 About half of Scarcely's army has been decimated in that battle.Paean pays for that trade with about half his army.
24:43 With excellent skills and micro, Paean managed to fend off Scarcely while losing less than half of his army.A cheap fight for Scarcely — the losses are light.
25:22 Scarcely tried to lift up the command center but he wasn't in time and it was destroyed by Paean's armies.Paean finds the weak point and Scarcely's new base is gone.
25:34 Paean brings his speedlings and lurkers out of his base!Paean hits the timing — this push arrives exactly when it hurts.
26:19 Looking at the opponent's overwhelming forces, Scarcely GGs!That's it. Scarcely looks at the field one last time and concedes.
That's the game: Paean defeats Scarcely, settled in the mid game.
■ Chimaera
■ Paean
army value
■ Chimaera
■ Paean
economy
Play-by-play (48 lines)
0:13 Chimaera spawns at s1 in Green while Paean spawns at s2 in Blue.Cross positions or close ones, it starts here: Chimaera at s1, Paean at s2.
0:52 Chimaera opens 12 Hatch against Paean's 12 Pool.Chimaera commits to 12 Hatch; Paean answers with 12 Pool.
— The early game —
1:15 Chimaera places down a hatchery.Chimaera takes another base — the economy widens.
1:50 Paean places down a hatchery.Paean plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
2:09 Chimaera's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Chimaera tests the door early. Is anyone home?
🎙 Even footing again — the tension builds.
2:58 Paean's speedlings rapidly push out across the map.Paean tests the door early. Is anyone home?
3:32 The battle to decide the game begins!The armies collide — this is the fight both of them wanted.
4:04 Chimaera failed to break Paean's zergling line of defense.Chimaera's early gamble buys nothing — Paean's defense was already in place.
4:19 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.A cheap fight for Chimaera — the losses are light.
4:50 After that battle, Chimaera still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Paean — the losses are light.
5:40 Paean places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Paean expands.
6:10 Chimaera pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Chimaera goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
6:28 Paean decides to start pushing across the map.Paean has seen enough — the army moves out.
7:01 Chimaera places down a hatchery.Quietly, Chimaera adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
🎙 The armies trade evenly; this one is still anyone's game.
7:36 Both armies meet at the center of the map and start attacking.Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
8:13 Chimaera was out-microed by Paean and loses all his attacking forces.Chimaera commits and it's the wrong call — Paean cleans it up.
8:47 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.Chimaera keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
9:15 Chimaera has lost about half of his army in that battle.Half of Paean's force stays on that battlefield.
9:48 Chimaera decides to move out with his armies.Chimaera tightens the formation and starts the long walk.
10:16 Paean pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Paean goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
10:57 Paean places down a hatchery.Paean plants a new base and dares his opponent to punish it.
11:26 The battle to decide the game begins!Neither side backs off — the battle is joined.
11:51 Chimaera failed to break Paean's zergling line of defense.Paean holds the early rush without blinking.
🎙 Slight advantage Paean as the game develops.
12:29 That attack didn't seem to do much damage, Chimaera destroyed only less than half of Paean's army.Chimaera clips Paean's army — real damage, but Paean fights on.
13:01 Chimaera lost about half of his army in that battle.Paean pays for that trade with about half his army.
13:38 Paean has more expansions than Chimaera.Paean runs 1 more bases than Chimaera. That compounds.
14:20 Chimaera places down a hatchery.Quietly, Chimaera adds a base. These are the moves that decide long games.
14:45 Paean pushes out with his zerglings! It appears that these zerglings have speed upgrade!Paean goes early — pressure before either side is ready.
15:16 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
15:39 Chimaera lost all his zerglings to Paean!Chimaera wasn't ready. Paean's early aggression takes the lead.
16:27 Chimaera has lost about half of his army in that battle.Paean pays for that trade with about half his army.
17:00 After that battle, Paean still has most of his army with him.A cheap fight for Chimaera — the losses are light.
🎙 It's all going Paean's way right now.
— The mid game —
17:23 Paean is pushing his mutalisk/scourge stack across the map!Paean's mid-game army is assembled — and it's moving.
17:59 Paean places down a hatchery.More workers, more money: Paean expands.
— The late game —
18:34 The battle to decide the game begins!Here it comes: two full armies, one engagement.
18:57 The battle outcome favors Paean as Chimaera's armies melt into Paean's armies' weapon fire!A clean, brutal win for Paean. The push continues.
19:42 Chimaera seems to lose most of his army in that battle.That fight gutted Paean — more than half the force is gone.
20:08 Losing only less than half of his army, Paean seems to be fine.Chimaera keeps most of his army intact through the exchange.
20:34 Paean shot down Chimaera's hatchery.Chimaera's expansion burns — Paean tears it down.
21:03 Chimaera having no armies left to defend, has no choice but to tap out.That's it. Chimaera looks at the field one last time and concedes.
Paean takes it — the early game decided this one.
■ Jundem
■ Paean
army value
■ Jundem
■ Paean
economy
Play-by-play (7 lines)
0:19 Jundem spawns in Orange at s3 while Paean spawns in Teal at s1.We're underway — Jundem spawns at s3, Paean answers from s1.
2:27 Paean gets 9 Pool against Jundem's 12 Hatch.Jundem commits to 12 Hatch; Paean answers with 9 Pool.
4:30 Paean opens with a cheesy build.Something sneaky from Paean. This is an early gamble.
🎙 The armies are no longer comparable: Paean is far ahead.
6:54 Paean with an aggressive opening starts to attack Jundem.Paean commits to the cheese — it's at Jundem's door already.
9:02 Jundem GGs after being cheesed by Paean.The cheese lands — Jundem GGs, and Paean steals the game.
Paean takes it — the early game decided this one.
Head to head
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