Fiku Miku seems to be progressing at a fast pace, with round 2 of the Winners Bracket and round 1 of the Losers Bracket taking place this week. The first playoff games were very exciting to say the least! Both maps in
cgx vs. lc were won with 2 frags difference, while the
ts vs. cOd had a few surprises as well. This time, it was another cgx member, bomba, that helped me out with the predictions of this round's matches.
Winners Bracket:
twoja stara vs.
noobs anonymous
0:2
MaJunior: We begin with ts vs. na. This is the mother of all matches if you ask me, some kind of early final. Noobs have a solid lineup, with 1v1 superstar koddy, aim-monsters zerox and silas and all around teamplayers like nip, massman and s1k. What I like best about this team though, is that they tend to take games a bit more seriously than the others and despite having great units, they still go for the more intelligent style of play, using tactics and careful item timing.
bomba: na vs. ts should be a great game. Both teams have high class players but in the end na should win because in their first lineup they just don't have any weak players. Just a reliable team.
MaJunior: As mentioned in the previous article, the players in ts are of such high caliber that they manage to overcome their opponents just by utilizing their personal skill. However, ts have lost two of its most important members, pod1 and snapcase and it's obvious that pl1 and dziku alone can't handle four opponents, evenso when these four are noobs anonymous. Their full lineup for the match still remains a mystery, but even if they do find two quality substitutes, it's going to be very tough to counter a clan that values teamplay and also has very skilled players, like na.
bomba: If ts want to win, they have to reach the top of their skills. It's gonna be a hard game for them, even if ts do get two skilled players - it's hard to get new clan m8s to work together as a team.
MaJunior: 2:0 for na. Maps: cpm27 (na), ospdm5a (ts)
bomba: 2:1 for na. Maps: cpm27 (na), old maps like cpm4a or nodm18 (ts)
Criogenix vs.
seXi
0:2
MaJunior: It's obvious that cgx without Trippy are nothing. Aha, no just j/k, cgx have skilled individual players but their teamplay just isn't working at the moment. Sometimes they start off well, everything goes according to plan and they do well. If however, the other team steals control and launches a comeback, cgx are unable to stop it and their teamplay breaks down.
bomba: Junior you're wrong... we're nothing without marker ! He's kind of a cgx dark horse, we're holding him in cage for 2 months, in a dark cellar. I think it's high time we unleashed THE MONSTER. To be honest, it will be a head to head game and I think the teamwork problems are a result of the teamspek coaching. It's hard for us to get accustomed to new things like that.
MaJunior: seXi are a team that's been playing together for a long time. Roboty players sinbad and scoop play well every time and if you add vafel to the mix you have a very skilled group of intelligent TDM-oriented players. I think this is going to be a battle of teamplay, seeing as the differences in individual skill are not big. If cgx can focus and improve their teamplay, this might be a close match. If they only try to rely on their individual skills and leave teamplay just for powerup rushes, then they will lose.
bomba: cgx are prepared for this kind of oponents, we are gonna face them. Close games? Yes, but cgx is going to win it with their "luck skillz", like midair rockets throughout the whole map ;)
MaJunior: I think seXi will win 2:1. Maps: ospdm5a, cpm27 (cgx), cpm4a, nodm18a (seXi)
bomba: 2:1 for cgx ffs! :) . Maps: ...aha, I won't give any hints to our enemy! Sorry seXi ;) , cpm27(seXi)
Losers Bracket:
lamma correction vs.
pequod!
2:0
MaJunior:Next we have lc vs. pequod!. I don't think there's much to say about this game. If pequod! shows up it's going to be 2:0 for lc. If they don't show up it's going to be 2:0 for lc.
bomba:You're right, probably it's going to be a w/o win for lc.
MaJunior: lc win 2:0, no maps are played because pequod! won't show up.
bomba:I agree, the odds are that it will be w/o.
evil unleashed vs.
Crew of Destruction
2:1
MaJunior: To be honest I have underestimated cOd a bit, but after watching their games versus ts I think they are a very strong team. It's still mostly WAP of course, but man, is he a good player or what.
bomba: WAP is represents a kinda careful game style, he makes use of his braincells and attacks possitions only when he has to (usualy ends with good net). On the other side, eu is powered by good players like Terr (old school Polish player) and our pickup m8 ix. It will be an interesting game.
MaJunior: eu faced the big dogs of na last week, so they will have an easier night this time. However, I don't think they have what it takes to beat cOd's more intelligent game style and I haven't seen them practicing at all either.
bomba: 2:0 or 2:1 for cOd because they have much better teamplay. Maps: cpm21 (cOd), cpm27(eu)
MaJunior: 2:0 for cOd, Maps: cpm21 (cOd), cpm4a (eu)
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