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ESEA-Open UR3/LR2 Predictions
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london_calling
August 15, 2013

We bid farewell to the first of the teams to get eliminated. To We Kings Now, Bretty Bueno 5 out of 5, Hopscotch Toss, and the Flying Circus: good luck next season, its been real. We will see the dreams of four more playoff teams get squashed in these next matches, and the melee of the lower bracket draws closer to seeing who comes out on top of the pile. Rastlemania continues to roll through playoffs, but will be playing both teams that are currently in the running to meet them in the final (knock on wood) in the next two matches. Thanks for reading, good luck to everyone!


UPPER ROUND 3

undefated at rastlemnaia vs Dango Daikazoku

by Ques

  • Dingo
  • Wrech
  • Coconut
  • Pot
  • Slinky
  • Arctic Joe
  • Screwah
  • SneakyPolarBear
  • Testify
  • DifferentColors
  • Ictus
  • Dango

Rastlemania's train doesn't appear to have any breaks, as they've been chugging through playoffs. They've been scrimming IM teams for most of the season, and throughout playoffs, and it shows in their gameplay. Even with their latest roster adjustment of Dingo on medic, their play has been excellent. They are the clear favorites to take both this game and the entire playoffs, so it's up to their opponents to dethrone them from their lofty perch. Their opponents in the upper bracket semi final will be Dango Daikazoku, one of the two teams in open that I would say have a strong chance of taking down rastle. Coming in hot off of a decisive win over Animus Victoria on metalworks, Dango are definitely feeling strong going into this match. In scrims they have been performing at a similar level to Rastle, taking not just rounds but games off of solid IM teams. This match will definitely be a preview to what we will most likely see in the Grand Finals, and I think it will be telling to see if Rastlemania can hold up to what might just be their strongest opponent. I think that Rastlemania will take it 5-3, but that we'll see cracks in the armor.
Players to watch: Arctic Joe, Pot, Slinky, SneakyPolarBear, Ictus


Street Hoops eSports vs Fried Green Tomatoes

by London

  • Crespi
  • Vacationer
  • ash_
  • Skyrolla
  • Paragon
  • Deadbolt
  • OMZ
  • tshirts
  • Buckweet
  • mASTER
  • north^star
  • Bape

Street Hoops is coming off what I consider to be an upset win, handing Pandamonium their faces with an impressive 5-1 victory. Street Hoops has some great momentum that doesn't seem to be slowing down, and they'll definitely need it going into this match against Fried Green Tomatoes. FGT had a solid 5-3 win over Bubble Buddies, stopping Crux and Sr Alberto from almost taking the game away from them in the second half. Granary is going to be a good opportunity for FGT's soldiers to shine, though both Buckweet and Synchro have had solid games so far in the post-season already. On the flip side, I haven't been too impressed with the soldiers for Street Hoops, but even if they have trouble winning midfights I fully expect them to make it up during the transitions. Earlier this week I underestimated Street Hoops and readily gave Pandamonium the win, and while I'm worried I might not give them enough credit, I really think Fried Green Tomatoes will have a good game as long as they scrim at least once beforehand. I'll give the higher seed the benefit of the doubt and say FGT will win 5-3, but won't be terribly surprised to see Street Hoops making a show of it first.


Players to Watch: Bape, north^star, Buckweet, Paragon, Deadbolt


LOWER ROUND 2


HarOzone vs Lzuruha Pandamonium

by Ques

  • Deer
  • Delpo
  • Fog
  • Morin
  • HighFive
  • Mud and Groove
  • OmnisEverae
  • LiterallyaPanda
  • SocialistFish
  • Hippopotamus
  • GraveGun
  • NateRivers

HarOzone are definitely feeling pumped coming off of an upset victory last week against Bretty Bueno 5/5, deftly taking them out playoffs with a well placed 5-4 victory on metalworks. Going into their next match however, they will be facing stiff competition in Lzuruha Pandamonium, and based on their latest scrims results they aren't feeling too confident. On the other side of the map, Panda are attempting to rebound from devastating 1-5 against Street Hoops eSports, a solid playoff team, and are fighting for that breath of air to keep them in playoff contention. Nate has been performing well as always, but the rest of his team has been slacking. They do have solid experience in Hippo and Omnis, but it just isn't coming through yet. Either the new blood needs to step up to the plate, or the dust needs to come off. I predict HarOzone to take it 5-4.


Players to watch: NateRivers, Hippo, Delpo, Morin


Animus Victoria vs Will I ever Dance Again

by Ques

  • Cheeris
  • Blew
  • Kraka
  • Ragorism
  • Buttnose
  • Noko
  • Bereth
  • Scorp
  • kewlkat
  • Pamphlet
  • Kost
  • PokemonAdventure

Will I ever dance again has been flying under the radar all season, and with hidden talent like Kost and pamphlet I don't expect them to stay there for long. If they can keep working on their cohesion as a team, and stop dropping rounds needlessly, I think they have a chance to win both this match and a few others. In their second lower bracket game, they will be going up against Animus Victoria, a team brimming with washed up ex-invite and IM talent. After being handily defeated last week by Dango, Animus will be reeling, and the mumble atmosphere for Dance will most likely give them the edge as far as morale goes heading into this match. Blew's pocketing took a nose dive last match,

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#1
-4 Frags +

harOzone vs. Pandamonium

Players to watch: NateRivers, Hippo, Deadbolt, Paragon

Deadbolt and Paragon are not on either team.

harOzone vs. Pandamonium

Players to watch: NateRivers, Hippo, Deadbolt, Paragon

Deadbolt and Paragon are not on either team.
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#2
3 Frags +

YOU'RE SLIPPIN LONDON

YOU'RE SLIPPIN LONDON
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#3
2 Frags +

Man, can't wait to see Delpo play for two different teams

Man, can't wait to see Delpo play for two different teams
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#4
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Why is Delpo not on the harOzone vs Pandamonium players to watch

Why is Delpo not on the harOzone vs Pandamonium players to watch
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#5
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FogharOzone vs. Pandamonium

Players to watch: NateRivers, Hippo, Deadbolt, Paragon

Deadbolt and Paragon are not on either team.

fixed.

XanMan, can't wait to see Delpo play for two different teams

sigh i have less time to proofread these now, this was pretty rushed. fixed this as well, for some reason i get those two teams mixed up a lot.

conductorYOU'RE SLIPPIN LONDON

WHERES THE IM ARTICLE, KID? o wait there it is.

JessikaJungManly Maws roster is wrong.
Scout: Yeremy & Whoops
Soldier: Animeyro & Sincostan
Demo: gummy
Medic: One Upper

their scouts changed their aliases and i kept forgetting to change it, not sure why I had gummy on soldier. thanks for the info!

[quote=Fog]harOzone vs. Pandamonium

Players to watch: NateRivers, Hippo, Deadbolt, Paragon

Deadbolt and Paragon are not on either team.[/quote]

fixed.

[quote=Xan]Man, can't wait to see Delpo play for two different teams[/quote]

sigh i have less time to proofread these now, this was pretty rushed. fixed this as well, for some reason i get those two teams mixed up a lot.

[quote=conductor]YOU'RE SLIPPIN LONDON[/quote]

WHERES THE IM ARTICLE, KID? o wait there it is.

[quote=JessikaJung]Manly Maws roster is wrong.
Scout: Yeremy & Whoops
Soldier: Animeyro & Sincostan
Demo: gummy
Medic: One Upper[/quote]

their scouts changed their aliases and i kept forgetting to change it, not sure why I had gummy on soldier. thanks for the info!
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icTusWhy is Delpo not on the harOzone vs Pandamonium players to watch

pffft why would u wanna watch him haha i mean he misses all the time... oops

[quote=icTus]Why is Delpo not on the harOzone vs Pandamonium players to watch[/quote]
pffft why would u wanna watch him haha i mean he misses all the time... oops
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#7
1 Frags +

Manly Maws roster is wrong.
Scout: Yeremy & Deers_lover
Soldier: Animeyro & Sincostan
Demo: gummy
Medic: One Upper

Manly Maws roster is wrong.
Scout: Yeremy & Deers_lover
Soldier: Animeyro & Sincostan
Demo: gummy
Medic: One Upper
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#8
0 Frags +

the moist man: DUDE
the moist man: YOU ARE IN THE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Morin: WTF
Morin: I SUCK
the moist man: LOLOLOL
Morin: WAT

the moist man: DUDE
the moist man: YOU ARE IN THE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Morin: WTF
Morin: I SUCK
the moist man: LOLOLOL
Morin: WAT
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#9
6 Frags +

YOU REALLY POSTED THAT?

YOU REALLY POSTED THAT?
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#10
7 Frags +

London is such a good guy, he writes open preds so no one else has to.

London is such a good guy, he writes open preds so no one else has to.
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#11
22 Frags +

~~defeated at rastlemnaia~~

~~defeated at rastlemnaia~~
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#12
1 Frags +

sorry london

sorry london
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potsorry london

pfft, the season isn't over yet. just remember that dango didnt go to mid twice, which might have been the gayest thing i've seen in awhile. tbh, i think you guys should have stayed on uber for that last round.

also, slinky heavy plays are hilarious.

[quote=pot]sorry london[/quote]
pfft, the season isn't over yet. just remember that dango didnt go to mid twice, which might have been the gayest thing i've seen in awhile. tbh, i think you guys should have stayed on uber for that last round.

also, slinky heavy plays are hilarious.
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#14
-8 Frags +

How is not going to mid gay?

edit: Not flaming, just curious?

How is not going to mid gay?

edit: Not flaming, just curious?
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#15
3 Frags +

pamphlet young up and coming demoman

pamphlet young up and coming demoman
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SneakyPolarBearHow is not going to mid gay?

its a legit strat i guess, its just kinda gimmicky. more importantly they should have known you guys were going to just try to catch them with kritz while holding yard. i was confused as to why you guys weren't going to mid at all though, because the mids were pretty even.

you guys played well, you in particular had some good plays. if anyone was going to beat them it was going to be you guys or fried green tomatoes.

[quote=SneakyPolarBear]How is not going to mid gay?[/quote]

its a legit strat i guess, its just kinda gimmicky. more importantly they should have known you guys were going to just try to catch them with kritz while holding yard. i was confused as to why you guys weren't going to mid at all though, because the mids were pretty even.

you guys played well, you in particular had some good plays. if anyone was going to beat them it was going to be you guys or fried green tomatoes.
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#17
0 Frags +

Yeah, we just realized that quick fix gives you an undeniable advantage in the actual mid.

-Medic is much more survivable
-Faster heal rate far more important than buffs through the course of the midfight
-You will almost always get charge before the end of the fight and can use it to chase with scouts very effectively

Not going to mid nullifies these advantages somewhat unique to the midfight, making kritz just entirely better and forcing the game into the transitional fighting stage, in which we as a team are much more comfortable.

Yeah, we just realized that quick fix gives you an undeniable advantage in the actual mid.

-Medic is much more survivable
-Faster heal rate far more important than buffs through the course of the midfight
-You will almost always get charge before the end of the fight and can use it to chase with scouts very effectively

Not going to mid nullifies these advantages somewhat unique to the midfight, making kritz just entirely better and forcing the game into the transitional fighting stage, in which we as a team are much more comfortable.
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#18
4 Frags +

It ain't about how hard you're hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.

It ain't about how hard you're hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.
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#19
0 Frags +

^ We didn't go to mid for a reason.

^ We didn't go to mid for a reason.
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#20
2 Frags +

sneaky kept checking their gun on spy from spawn. when they were quickfix we didn't go to mid, because it's basically a guaranteed loss for us. we didn't run quickfix ourselves because we've never scrimmed with it, and we aren't just gonna try it in a game.

sneaky kept checking their gun on spy from spawn. when they were quickfix we didn't go to mid, because it's basically a guaranteed loss for us. we didn't run quickfix ourselves because we've never scrimmed with it, and we aren't just gonna try it in a game.
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#21
1 Frags +

i understand why you guys didnt go to mid, i already said it was legit. you didnt play into them, and you adapted the best way you knew how. congrats, you did it!

i understand why you guys didnt go to mid, i already said it was legit. you didnt play into them, and you adapted the best way you knew how. congrats, you did it!
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#22
0 Frags +

http://puu.sh/43hKj.png

wot

http://puu.sh/43hKj.png

wot
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#23
11 Frags +

grats dango you forced a name change

grats dango you forced a name change
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#24
5 Frags +

STREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPS

STREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPSSTREETHOOPS
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#25
5 Frags +

i would also just like to say this: deadbolt and paragon. what the fuck, calm down you crazies.

http://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=3429477

i would also just like to say this: deadbolt and paragon. what the fuck, calm down you crazies.

http://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=3429477
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#26
13 Frags +

street hoops to win open

street hoops to win open
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#27
5 Frags +

THE SUPER TWINS!!!!!!

THE SUPER TWINS!!!!!!
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#28
2 Frags +

I love my twin teammates.

I love my twin teammates.
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-3 Frags +
potIt ain't about how hard you're hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.

http://play.esea.net/teams/74798

interestinggggg

[quote=pot]It ain't about how hard you're hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done.[/quote]


http://play.esea.net/teams/74798


interestinggggg
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#30
6 Frags +

also, very reminiscent of Community clown college. HEH

also, very reminiscent of Community clown college. HEH
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