bftjoe hits a winning streak
These 2 games are instructive. They were played almost back to back. bftjoe beats Iron with a 1 base lurker opening. The strategy is close to Steamhammer’s overpool lurker build, but there are some wrinkles. The lesson: Wrought Iron is brittle. Iron runs on specific rules, and when a situation comes up that the rules did not anticipate, it can break down. Casiabot has also defeated Iron with 1 base lurkers.
bftjoe beats Krasi0 with 2 hatch mutalisk play. The lesson: Krasi0 has different builds for different purposes, and it is subject to strategic surprise if you figure out how to counter one of its builds.
The top bots have been staying ahead of the pack, but they are not pulling further ahead. They remain vulnerable.