XMG Balance Test Showmatches Series

Map 1: Yeonsu LE

Stephano is spawning in the bottom left.
Grubby spawns top right

2:30 - Grubby is going for a Gateway while Stephano goes for Hatchery first.

4:15 - Stephano starts Zergling speed while Grubby's Nexus is halfway done.

6: 45 - Stephano is taking his third Hatchery.

7:35 - Grubby warps in a few Zealots and manages to kill Stephano's third Hatchery.

9:00 - With a counter attack of Stephano, he canceled the third of Grubby and then managed to kill him.

Result: Stephano 1-0 Grubby


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Map 2: Heavy Rain

Stephano spawns in the south of the map.
Grubby has his base in the top north.

2:30 - Grubby is going for a Gateway again, while Stephano takes his Hatchery first again like in game 1.

3:50 - The Nexus is going to warped in for Grubby. Stephano starts his Zergling speed.

5:20 - The Nexus completes for Grubby. At the same time he starts his Twilight Council.

6:20 - Grubby is going for the Dark Shrine and Stephano manages to sneak in a few Zerglings and sees the Dark Shrine.

7:45 - After his DT Shrine was spoted, Grubby canceled it, goes for Blink and more Gateways.

8: 45 - Grubby goes for a Gateway attack, but Stephano holds against Grubby's Stalkers and Zealots.

10:30 - Stephano starts building Zerglings and Hydras only. At the same time Grubby was able to kill Stephano's third.

12:00 - Grubby broke the front line of Stephano and killed some Drones of him. With that, Stephano managed to hold.

13:30 - The game slows down a bit, while Grubby was chased back. At the same time he goes for a Robo - Stephano techs to Infestors.

15:10 - Grubby takes his third and starts building his first Colossus. Grubby is behind in upgrades with 1 attack for Stephano.

17:00 - Stephano attacks into the third of Grubby with Infestors and Hydras. With good Force Fields Grubby managed to hold.

18:45 - Stephano is going for Corruptors, while Grubby is producing Colossi out of two Robos. He meanwhile takes his fourth and pokes a bit.

20:30 - Grubby positioning himself at the third of Stephano. With all his Colossi Grubby is killing all the army of the Zerg player.

Result: Stephano 1-1 Grubby


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Map 3: Polar Night

Stephano is spawning in the south.
Grubby spawns in the top

2:30 - Grubby and Stephano are opening the same way as before - Gateway and Hatchery first.

4:30 - Grubby goes for his Nexus and a Stargate a bit after that. Stephano is still on two bases with Zergling speed and going for Roach Warren.

6:45 Stephano takes his third base, while Grubby kills a few Drones and Overlords.

9:00 - The third Nexus is getting warped in for Grubby. Meanwhile Stephano starts building Hydralisks.

11:00 - Stephano attacks into the third of Grubby after killing his Mothership Core.

12:00 - Grubby was able to hold the attack and goes for the same style as in the previous game - double Colossi.

13:30 - Stephano managed to break the wallin of Grubby and kill a some Probes and a Robo.

15:00 - Grubby goes for a attack again for Immortals, Colossi, Phoenix, Zealots and Stalkers and kills the third of Stephano.

17:30 - In the front of the natural of the Zerg player stands Grubby. With great Force Fields he separates the Zerg army and ends the game. Both talking a bit about balance - also joking around.

Result: Stephano 1-2 Grubby

Map 1: Frost LE

Snute spawns in the top left of Frost LE, Minigun spawns in the top right.

2:15 - Minigun forces Snute to go for Pool first, after scouting him in the first position.

4:20 - The third is taken by Snute.

6:15 - The Protoss player goes for the Stargate, while Snute is droning uncontested.

7:40 - Minigun is warping in his third. At the same time he kills a few Drones with his Oracle. Snute is teching to Swarm Hosts.

9:00 - Minigun is building Void Rays, he's getting +1 attack for ground and air.

11:00 - Minigun is going for double Robo for Colossi, while Snute is teching to Hive.

13:00 - With a bunch of Swarm Hosts, Snute is attacking the third of the Protoss player. He is in front of the third with 10 Queens, Creep, Spore Crawlers and the Sworm Hosts.

15:00 - Vipers are coming in for Snute. With Abducts he is killing all the Colossi from Minigun. The Protoss player has a Mothership to protect his third. At the same time he tries to defend his hidden base, which just gone up.

17:20 - With just 1.300 compared to 10.100 minerals lost from Snute, Minigun is forced to tab out.

Result: Snute 1-0 Minigun


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Map 2: Polar Night

Snute is spawning in the north of Polar night. Minigun founds himself in the south of the map.

3:00 - Minigun is going for a very quick Nexus before Core. Snute went for a quick third Hatchery.

7:30 - Minigun starts producing Phoenixes, while the Zerg goes for the Hydralisk Dent.

9:00 - After only producing four Phoenixes, Minigun is going for a Robo to get some Colossus. At the same time he's getting his third. Hydras on the way for Snute.

12:00 - With a lot of Hydras, Snute pushes into the third of Minigun. After pulling all the Probes, the Protoss player managed to hold.

13:50 - Snute teching to Infestors and producing more Hydras. With a good flank, Snute killed the third of Minigun while taking a base for himself.

15:45 - Snute is now getting Swarm Hosts and techs to Hive. Minigun builds more Colossi and gets his third up again.

19:30 - Snute is covering the whole map with Creep. Swarm Hosts making their way to the third of Minigun.

21:15 - Minigun takes his next base in the base of Polar Night. Abducts pulling the Mothership into Queens and Spore Crawlers.

23:00 - Minigun warping in Zealots and DT's in the main base of Snute to harass.

25:15 - Minigun is defending his third base at the moment.

26:45 - Great Fungals by Snute gives him the tool to kill almost the whole army of Minigun. After that, he has gg and F10+n out.

Result: Snute 2-0 Minigun

Map 1: Heavy Rain LE

FireCaKe spawns in the top of the map. MaNa spawns in the south.

2:30 - FireCaKe goes for a Pool first opening, while the Protoss player takes his Gateway.

4:30 - MaNa is warping a Nexus and goes for a Stargate.

6:00 - FireCaKe grapes his third base. MaNa is producing Phoenixes, he also warps in a Forge.

8:00 - With +1 attacks halfway done for MaNa, he goes for a Robo. The Zerg player droning at the same time.

9:30 - MaNa takes his second expansion. He also builds two Robobays for Colossi. FireCaKe is making the energy upgrade for Infestors.

12:20 - MaNa walks out to cancel the fourth of FireCaKe. Also FireCaKe starts producing Swarm Hosts.

14:00 - MaNa takes his fourth base, while attacking the fourth of FireCaKe - he kills it.

16:00 - More Swarm Hosts for FireCaKe. MaNa gets Void Rays, +1 attack for air, +3 for ground and Charge.

18:00 - The Zerg player FireCaKe brings out his first Vipers. MaNa kills the fourth of FireCaKe with a run by.

20:00 - The fifth is almost up for MaNa. Both are preparing for a long game. First Tempets are produced.

22:00 - FireCaKe spending his money by building Spore Crawlers.

24:30 - Both are taking the middle bases of Heavy Rain LE.

31:00 - FireCaKe and MaNa are poking a bit, where the Protoss gets the better trades with the Tempest range and the Revelation from the Oracles.

33:00 - MaNa has a 15.500 / 7.000 bank, FireCaKe only 5.500 / 3.000.

36:45 - FireCaKe goes in and abducts a good amount of MaNa's army to kill it. Both trading pretty much 50:50.

40:00 - Both engaging and trading again 50:50.

43:00 - Another engagement where MaNa loses his Mothership. MaNa remaxing with 5 Tempest at a time again.

47:00 - MaNa has 36 Tempests.

48:15 - MaNa keeps on denying the middle base for FireCaKe.

50:15 - MaNa goes around and kills the top right Hatchery of FireCaKe.

52:30 - The middle base is getting killed by MaNa again, after another fight, where both players lost about 40 supply.

56:30 - The main fight happens. Both loosing about 80 supply - not engaging fully. MaNa finally taking the middle base now.

58:00 - MaNa killing the Hatchery from FireCaKe again. The Zerg player is left with now money and has to gg out.

Result: FireCaKe 0-1 MaNa


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Map 2: Yeonsu LE

MaNa spawning in the bottom left of Yeonsu. FireCaKe finds himself in the top right.

2:15 - Both players are opening pretty safe - Gateway and Pool first.

4:00 - MaNa takes his natural expansion, while the Zerg takes his expansion too.

5:30 - Stargate going up for MaNa.

7:00 - Third base building for FireCaKe. At the same time, MaNa is flying over with an Oracle.

8:30 - MaNa tries to take his third but gets denied by Zerglings. He adds 2 more Gateways and +1 attack for ground. FireCaKe goes for the Infestation Pit.

10:00 - The third is getting warped in for MaNa, he also starts producing an Colossi. The first Swarm Hosts are coming out for FireCaKe.

13:45 - Hive is on the way for FireCaKe and more Swarm Hosts as well. MaNa gets more Colossi, Void Rays and upgrades.

16:00 - First Vipers are entering the field for FireCaKe.

18:15 - Fleet Beacon is going up for MaNa - two more Stargates too. He also gets two more Nexi. FireCaKe is getting his fifth and sixth Hatchery denies by Zealots.

22:30 - MaNa is going for the same strategy as in the first game. He adds more Stargates and starts producing Tempests.

26:00 - MaNa sending 5 of his Colossi into the base of FireCaKe to free up supply. MaNa is building more Tempests.

33:20 - Both of the players are building up an endgame army and upgrades.

36:00 - MaNa 9.000 / 4.000 bank, 13.000 / 12.000 for FireCaKe.

44:00 - FireCaKe is killing MaNa slowly by abducting units into his Spore Crawlers.

52:00 - The Engagement happens - MaNa loses all of his Tempests and the game as well.

Result: FireCaKe 1-1 MaNa


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Map 3: Habitation Station LE

FireCaKe starts in the left top right position. MaNa spawns in the top right.

2: 30 - FireCaKe goes for a Hatch first, while MaNa starts with a Gateway and double gas.

3:45 - FireCaKe already building his second Hatchery.

5:30 - The Nexus and the Stargate finishes for MaNa.

9:00 - The next base is getting warped in for MaNa. Also his Robo finishes.

11:00 - FireCaKe gets his fourth base up at the gold mineral patches, while he tries to make something happen with Hydras and Zerglings at MaNa's third.

14:00 - FireCaKe managed to kill the Mothership core and trap FireCaKe's army at the gold base. He loses all his army, but kills the gold base of the Zerg.

18:00 - MaNa tries to take his fourth base in the south, but gets denied by FireCaKe, while he takes his fifth in the south left of the map.

19:30 - MaNa goes for a push and kills the gold base of FireCaKe again. At the same time, FireCaKe takes the fourth and third out from the Team Liquid Protoss player.

24:00 - 3 3 finishing for FireCaKe. He starts producing Ultralisks. MaNa pokes again and kills the gold base of FireCaKe.

26:45 - FireCaKe is freeing up supply (Roaches).

27:45 - FireCaKe morphs in 9 Brood Lords. MaNa is still building Immortals.

29:30 - Big fight is happening at the third base of MaNa. Both losing quite a lot of their army.

31:15 - Another fight happening with the re-enforcement. MaNa gets the better end of it and is up 60 supply.

34:00 - FireCaKe ggs out of the game.

Result: MaNa 2-1 FireCaKe