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This was a strategical masterpiece, where fast thinking was vital.
If you're wondering why zerg placed his first hatch there, he saw that Light sent a marine to the direction of the expo, so it was kind of forced by terran.
I think it was a deserved win for Light. His fast realization of the key importance of saving the starport and making a wraith was essential.
And i think Hero had a chance to win at around 18:40, but he blew it. He didn't realize that he must muscle down the wraith for all cost (or simply he was scared to do it). Later, around 20:30, he tried, and he was 1 hit away from it, and probably could have sacrificed his mutas, but he didn't, and that gave terran enough time to repair.
If he was able to kill the wraith, i think he would have either won or its a draw, because there were 6 overlords around the map, and by the time the valkyre finds and kills 3 of them, i think zerg has enough time to make a spore colony. I actually tested it, and it takes about 3 minutes to make a spore from 1 starting drone. Now i don't know how fast Light would've found the overlords, but even if he can do it that fast, its a draw since he can't attack the hatchery because of the lurkers, and he can't mine either.
And of course, that is a lot of "what if". In the real game, it was still well played by both players anyway, gg.
more replays by Light here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/310883-replays
If you're wondering why zerg placed his first hatch there, he saw that Light sent a marine to the direction of the expo, so it was kind of forced by terran.
I think it was a deserved win for Light. His fast realization of the key importance of saving the starport and making a wraith was essential.
And i think Hero had a chance to win at around 18:40, but he blew it. He didn't realize that he must muscle down the wraith for all cost (or simply he was scared to do it). Later, around 20:30, he tried, and he was 1 hit away from it, and probably could have sacrificed his mutas, but he didn't, and that gave terran enough time to repair.
If he was able to kill the wraith, i think he would have either won or its a draw, because there were 6 overlords around the map, and by the time the valkyre finds and kills 3 of them, i think zerg has enough time to make a spore colony. I actually tested it, and it takes about 3 minutes to make a spore from 1 starting drone. Now i don't know how fast Light would've found the overlords, but even if he can do it that fast, its a draw since he can't attack the hatchery because of the lurkers, and he can't mine either.
And of course, that is a lot of "what if". In the real game, it was still well played by both players anyway, gg.
more replays by Light here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/310883-replays
