This match was battled out for a 1v1 tao ladder game between {TA}Stranix (Currently ranked #1 on Tao Ladder) and STV~MidasKnight, the one who dares to give {TA}Stranix a loss after a long ladder winning streak.

{TA}Stranix chose zerg and started at 6:00. STV~MidasKnight, selecting Protoss, got his race and the starting position at 9:00.

STV~MidasKnight started off putting a few zealots in his choke to block off any zerglings or drones that would want to pass by, as well as a battery meter behind the zealots followed by a photon cannon. {TA}Stranix took the early expansion and a little more. As time progressed, STV~MidasKnight used his time to build up a nice force of zealots while {TA}Stranix, feeling lucky, went for a power hatchery build. He went for multiple hatcheries, which will obviously become useful later on if STV~MidasKnight lets him build. Unfortunately, he did. STV~MidasKnight's army was powerful enough to take out {TA}Stranix the first 10 minutes of the game. STV~MidasKnight moved on to just outside his choke and placed a pylon there, along with a couple of photon cannons and about 9-10 zealots. Having this, he decided to expand now before {TA}Stranix gets too big and doesn't let him. All this time handed to {TA}Stranix gave him enough time to turbo expand.

Time went on as {TA}Stranix worked in getting drones and more hatcheries around 9:00's natural expansion, .

STV~MidasKnight secretly took the expansion at 12:00 and besides building a nexus, he also made a few gateways in order to make a brand new base in case his old one gets corrupt. STV~MidasKnight made a couple of corsairs so take out his opponent's overlords,  a strategy which would of worked well had it been executed a litte earlier considering {TA}Stranix got gas pretty late.

After quickly taking care of the corsairs, {TA}Stranix went for a 5 hatchery build at 9:00. This proves to you that he had too much money and is not using enough minerals on units. He took care of this problem real quick by spawning a few guardians floating on top of his heavy army of zerglings and hydralisks. At this point it was nothing but spawning mixed units which is one of the greatest advantages about succeeding in a power hatchery build.

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