Fraggers United
Fraggers United ended up in 2nd place after 5 wins and 2 losses. By acquiring persuader they got much stronger than I expected in my preview. They have used a variety of players throughout the season but I think they will have to use their best lineup if they want to win this quarterfinal. Persuader and ilkka have been very good so if they are playing while being backed up by kippo, buggy or anza depending on the map they can go far in the playoffs. Their weak spot is DM3 with 40% wins and this is also persuaders weakest map in my opinion and this has reflected their performance here. DM2 and E1M2 are usually equally good for this clan but they have played more DM2 this season.

Satanic Slaughter Clan
Satanic Slaughter Clan was off to a slow start with rekk had some computer trouble. Later on katsku was recruited and this jump started the clan once again and they managed to get a few more games played. They only got 1 win but it was a solid 2-0 performance versus Pissed Cobs. Somehow they managed to lose versus Chosen while fielding the same lineup but it could also have been a fluke since the current SSC lineup haven’t played much together when fielding katsku instead of rekk. Interestingly enough their strongest map is DM3 so their hope for the quarter will be to win DM3 and snatch two more map wins on DM2. They also won DM3 versus FU during the regular season even without fielding katsku.

Conclusion
These two clans have quite the opposite records when it comes down to map statistics and SSC´s chance will be to win on DM3 and DM2. I reckon FU will be too strong on E1M2. FU on the other hand must secure wins on DM2 and E1M2 and not let one of those two maps slip out of their hands. FU will choose first and I’m guessing they will pick E1M2 and win and after that we will see SSC win on DM3. Winning the following DM2 is crucial for the series because the 4th map will be E1M2/DM3 followed by a decider on DM2 if necessary. Even though SSC are good I imagine FU will be too strong for them over 5 maps.

Expected lineups
Fraggers United: Persuader, Ilkka, Buggy, Kippo
I know this is not their most used players but if they want to win they should try to field that lineup.
Satanic Slaughter Clan: Slaughter, Mingle, Chafe, Katsku

Previous encounter
2-1 (dm3: 195-211, dm2: 276-135, e1m2: 288-138)

Expected outcome
Fraggers United wins, 3-2