The third week of tactical manuevering and execution of the opposing team with extreme prejudice continues as the teams march into and attempt to take control of Crash. Yes I know it says week four on the fixtures overlay (just as Vacant next week says week three - i wonder if you can work what I did there...)
In Group A the top two teams both have a tough match on their hands as rawkstar meet Team Coolermaster.UK and Tactical Nordic Team get down and dirty with the all new (with lemon fresh scent?) 4 Kings roster. With the top three teams already pulling away from the bottom three this could be a defining week for one of them and the results of these matches could go a long way to deciding the table overall. With TNT facing off with RAWK next week both teams will know that a win is a must if they are to keep the pressure on their peers. In the other match in the group *Veni Vidi Vici* and Global Warriors CoD4 will be hoping that the one of the top two teams gets a real pasting this week and next to give them (in the same way 4K will be hoping) a chance to get back into the fight. Top action all round in this group.
In week one One2 were quite rightly rather pleased with their win over Cube Gaming but it all appears to have been for nothing as the wheels have come off their team and the roster has disintegrated - as such all the teams in the group have received a default win from the now defunkt swedish outfit including CUBE themselves who I'm sure will be pleased to see three points in the table by their name as a result. Elsewhere in the group - CUBE take on the impressive looking station57 as the Fins look to make it nine points from three games and group leaders obscure-gaming wave the Hungarian flag against quality Czech fraggers nEophyte. Due to ONE2 folding of course ClanONE.cod4 have the night off.
HeXagon will be all out for another three points tonight to keep their perfect start to the season against dtekt eSports cod4 who's record thus far doesnt look great with a default loss and match to be played - not much to say there really. #nuc-stars need the win against envy-gaming to keep in touch with their Swedish counterparts and could well be expected to bring enough to the table to cause ENVY some problems. The teams it level on points and assuming HEX keep up their winning ways this could be a tie that goes a long way to decide second place. Last but not means least eximius:vir run into Curse Gaming in a head popping session that will either see the Polish team post their first points of the event or for the UK based Eximius to hit the six point marker.
Group D really is a case of the have's and have not's as the Hungarian one/two are joined by Poland all on played two, won two, six points each and thanks very much. Things will be split up a little this week however as second placed immortalis fight for their record against equally determined Team Without and group leaders ancients.CoD4 take on the point bereft but well regarded Animate Gaming. In the remaining group match Menace.fi COD4 and MEYEX.cod4 fight it out to get a win under the ir belts and to avoid going tino week four without anything to show for their efforts. With ANCIENTS playing WITHOUT next week these are two critical weeks especially for the Polish team. Time to stand up and be counted.
A reinforced concrete wall with "spikes on it". That's what was told would be needed to stop TEK9 Networks Ltd. in their tracks. Not being something available to their opponents tonight reprobates will have to rely on teamwork and making sure they don't make any mistakes. It's no secret TEK9 know what they're about and are likely to not only finish top of the group but also be there or thereabouts when the latter matches are played so the race here in Group E is for second place surely ? Big Fluffy Pigeons! find themselves three points off the pace and taking on Phonetic.Akasa who could easily stake a claim for runner up with a win in this tie. Finally the two most likely to come in second in Group E various5 and Microplay Gamers connect accross the expanse of Europe and test the COD4 netcode out with what will certinly prove to be above average pings - if anyone has a server in central Europe take pity on them and give them "server loan" for an hour would you ?
Nearly there now, Group F where we find K r u s h ™ Online Gaming Since 2000 and ThaKingZ sat comfortably on six points each and taking on team.intox and bloodyArmy respectively. Intox have already had it tough at the hands of KINGZ and things probably wont be much easier when they play KRUSH. Not a great deal that can be said for the chances for BLOODYARMY except that we very hope they will do us the honour of turning up. With only three players and their ever agreeable manager Chef on the roster it looks like the best option may be to assume TLR will nto be playing any of their matches will be a welcome three points for third placed In Phaze
And finally (congrats and thanks if you got this far through my ramblings) Flickshot. take the night off against World Online War (I'll go default their matches in a minute lol) Whch leaves team mah! (which wouldn't be a bad 1.6 team either juding by the roster) to turn their hard fought three points into six at the expense of TheGamesBrigade who despite being even on points at this stage did come by thos points by way of default and as such have still to prove their mettle on the (server) field of combat. Rounding off the whole shebang is Portugal versus Sweden where two more teams level on points look to gain the advantage as /<1ck eSports Club.pt face off against Najs Gaming.