Apocalypse 2000
A2K won the regular season after 6 wins, 1 walkover win and a 0-2 defeat. Somehow they managed to lose versus Magnum 44 but this didn’t stop them for long. During the season they have had some problems with the lineup with meshuggah and xenic leaving while dahmer and springs have joined. So far springs didn’t play though while dahmer has had a stable performance. I am a little disappointed about only seeing willgurht on 1 map since he is usually pretty good as well. Their strongest map is DM3 with 83% wins while DM2 is a bit more unnerving for them with 67% wins.

Demolition Crew 2
The active but less successful DC2 have lost 7 games and are 1-14 in maps only winning once on DM2. Even though Ax3 managed to beat them they squeezed in at 8th spot because of more games played than Ax3. They had a tough start to their independence from DC1 and I hope to see them again next season as they definitely can improve a lot and end higher in the table next season. They have had a solid lineup during the season so I expect the same guys to be playing the quarterfinal as well.

Conclusion
In my opinion there is no doubt that A2K will win this game 3-0 but if something is going to happen in the favor of DC2 it will happen on DM2. DC2 didn’t manage to do much last time on DM2 versus A2K but DM2 is the map where anything can happen. A2K did manage to lose versus a weaker clan once this season and I think they will do everything to avoid this humiliation again. Especially DM3 and E1M2 will be a walk in the park for A2K.

Expected lineups
Apocalypse 2000: Adde, Dahmer, Chad, Twist
Demolition Crew 2: Highlander, Shamoth, Matek, Fluartity

Previous encounter
2-0 (dm2: 380-67, dm3: 236-101)

Expected outcome
Apocalypse wins, 3-0