Stephano. TvZ.
Game 1. Losers Match.
Map is Star Station

0:00 to 4:00

Lucifron spawns to the top left.
Stephano spawns to the bottom right.

Lucifron with 12 barracks.
Lucifron adds a gas on 12 as well.
Reaper first for Lucifron.

Stephano with 15 hatch first.
Gas then pool follows the hatchery.
Reaper in the main doing some light harassment.
CC, factory and reactor on the barracks.

4:00 to 8:00

Speed and pulling drones off of gas by Stephano.
2 reapers get a single drone kill.
FAst third CC for Lucifron.
Reactored hellions started for Lucifron.

Double evo chambers and third base for Stephano.
Stim started for Lucifron.
Only +1 melee upgrades started, +1 armor for Stephano is late.

6 hellions moving toward Stephano.
Double engineering bay on the way for Lucifron. 1-1 starts.

8:00 to 12:00

Lucifron adds a starport for medivacs.
Stephano adds some roaches to push the hellions back and kills one.
1-1 finishes for Stephano.
Stephano adds roach speed and a baneling nest.

Combat shields starts for Lucifron.
Third base landed for Lucifron.
Lucifron finishes 1-1 and pushes out with bio + hellions.

ENGAGEMENT. Lucifron kiting back with a decent fight, but sheer numbers forces him to lift into the main base.

2-2 is pretty far ahead for Stephano compared to Lucifron.

12:00 to 16:00

Infestation pit added by Stephano.
2-2 finishes for Stephano and he moves in.
Lucifron with counter drops at the third and natural.
Stephano forced to move all his drones out of the natural.

Lucifron retreats to the natural and holds with SCVs.
Lucifron ahead 145 to 107 supply.

16:00 to 20:00.

Lucifron distracts in the main with a drop while attacking into the third.
Stephano loses a lot of banelings but Lucifron does lift and retreat.

Lucifron dropping back in the main while bio and a bunch of widow mines move in to Stephano's fourth base.
Stephano narrowly holds at the fourth, but more drops kill drones in the third base.
Stephano is having all his gas denied.

Lucifron ahead 170-94 supply with 3-2 upgrades against 2-2 upgrades.
Lucifron lands a fourth base.

Lucifron consolidates his whole army and moves towards the third base.
Stephano narrowly holds in front of the third again, but on such low eco.

20:00 to 24:00

3-3 near completion for Stephano.
Lucifron moves out with more units, including marauders for Stephano's ultras.
3-3 finishes for Stephano chitinous not quite done.
Stephano loses his fourth again.
Lucifron posturing at the fourth base.
Stephano narrowly holds AGAIN.
But another drop in the natural killing even more drones.
Lucifron moving out with more units.

24:00 to 28:00

Lucifron looks to take a fifth base.
One final engagement in front of the natural.
Lucifron finally overwhelms Stephano's units with sheer numbers.
Stephano down to 77 supply.

Stephano GGs! Lucifron leads 1-0. Stephano is one game from elimination.

Waxangel

United States33627 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1243

On August 07 2013 04:24 figq wrote:
matchpoint
careerpoint

christ you're right

JazzJackrabbit

Canada1272 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1244

On August 07 2013 04:23 heartlxp wrote:

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This is exactly how I feel too, I've never seen him play well despite a crap ton of hype.

He's one of the best players on EU ladder but for whatever reason it doesn't translate to offline tournaments.

Dingodile

4139 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1245

On August 07 2013 04:23 Lysanias wrote:
What is the reason Zergs go for roaches/ling instead of ling/muta vs Terran ? It just to me seems you can never trade cost efficient vs bio.

ling/muta (+baneling) are a lot worse because wm is much stronger there.

TheBloodyDwarf

Finland7524 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1246

Did you see? Stephano said "GG" not "Gratz!". What have happend? :D

BronzeKnee

United States5221 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1247

On August 07 2013 04:19 Zheryn wrote:
So beautiful watching this no-tech army die

Last time we see Stephano in the next game, yay!

I do sure enjoy watching Ultras and Infestors rip apart Marines.

AlternativeEgo

Sweden17309 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1248

Welmu made it I see. Nemas problemas.

Larkin

United Kingdom7161 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1249

This is deep. Cmon Stephano, don't go out like this. Imagine if he wins the next 3 games in a row and goes through to the Ro8.

Undead1993

Germany17651 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1250

On August 07 2013 04:23 Noocta wrote:

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Roach bane is the only thing that seems to work for direct army engagement.
Mutaling bane suffer a lot more against Mines.

As someone said, there's no good style for now in ZvT.

well, stephano has to invent one now or he will go 0:4 on his last day of sc2

that's so sad

Aeromi

France14461 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1251

This music

GaliX

Germany380 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1252

On August 07 2013 04:23 Noocta wrote:

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Roach bane is the only thing that seems to work for direct army engagement.
Mutaling bane suffer a lot more against Mines.

As someone said, there's no good style for now in ZvT.

have you seen Soulkey vs. Supernova today?

Soulkey played godly with muta bane ling.

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

August 06 2013 19:24 GMT

#1253

Go 2rax!