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Well it was dueling first for Week 7, and the spaceship pilots got the big day off to a fast start. Emofucks forfeited obviously to Top5Squad (5-2), so I was free to do some looking around.
In a game that had massive implications later, Ez or Wut (5-2) defeated Candy King (4-3). This is what I said in my preview article about these two teams:
The game was a surprising blowout. Simple Mistake (16-9) has had some big games in limited showings this year and took home the MVP. Rookie (14-8) is turning into this year's Unabled. Guy just keeps surprising me and going positive....although he's nowhere near a rookie. Raspi turned in a typical Raspi-esque performance (10-2).
In the next game, which was also a blowout, Underground (5-2) defeated Blood Choke (4-3). Turban (15-8) keeps telling us he used to be (and is getting better again as) a warbird, and he showed it today against the over-matched javs of Blood Choke. Obi also put in his best game of the season (13-6) in the win.
Finally, in another game that turned out to be huge (as both teams just kept losing games they needed to win) Ruby (3-4) defeated Gypsy Humpers (2-5). Racka (13-10) showed up when Draft needed him, but Apok was nowhere to be seen. They've only shown up once the same week, and of course it was against Emofucks (not even worth either of them showing). High Templar lagged out at the beginning of the game, driving Draft into a psycho rage, but HT came back (14-4) and continued his stellar season. Jamal also carried the beginning of the game (starting 7-0 before finishing 14-6) until Racka and HT started getting some kills.
As far as failures goes, Candy King cost themselves the #1 seed in the playoffs (and subsequently they now have potential games against Top5Squad in the semis), by the large tiebreaker swing in this dueling game. Minotar (1-10) had a good game last week, but apparently he could not get it done this week. Most people expected better of Burnt (5-10) also, and the absence of Kyou (who has been one of the best WBs this season) surely hurt. Blood Choke and Gypsy Humpers just didn't get the right personnel on for the game, and nothing more needs to be said of Emofucks.
The final warbird standings:
In a game that had massive implications later, Ez or Wut (5-2) defeated Candy King (4-3). This is what I said in my preview article about these two teams:
Similarly to Underground, Ez or Wut controls its own destiny for the playoffs. They are in the hunt for a first-round bye and could throw that hunt into chaos by beating Candy King twice.
In the next game, which was also a blowout, Underground (5-2) defeated Blood Choke (4-3). Turban (15-8) keeps telling us he used to be (and is getting better again as) a warbird, and he showed it today against the over-matched javs of Blood Choke. Obi also put in his best game of the season (13-6) in the win.
Finally, in another game that turned out to be huge (as both teams just kept losing games they needed to win) Ruby (3-4) defeated Gypsy Humpers (2-5). Racka (13-10) showed up when Draft needed him, but Apok was nowhere to be seen. They've only shown up once the same week, and of course it was against Emofucks (not even worth either of them showing). High Templar lagged out at the beginning of the game, driving Draft into a psycho rage, but HT came back (14-4) and continued his stellar season. Jamal also carried the beginning of the game (starting 7-0 before finishing 14-6) until Racka and HT started getting some kills.
As far as failures goes, Candy King cost themselves the #1 seed in the playoffs (and subsequently they now have potential games against Top5Squad in the semis), by the large tiebreaker swing in this dueling game. Minotar (1-10) had a good game last week, but apparently he could not get it done this week. Most people expected better of Burnt (5-10) also, and the absence of Kyou (who has been one of the best WBs this season) surely hurt. Blood Choke and Gypsy Humpers just didn't get the right personnel on for the game, and nothing more needs to be said of Emofucks.
The final warbird standings:
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Rank Team Record (TB) 1. Top5Squad 5-2 (27) 2. Underground 5-2 (26) 3. Ez or Wut 5-2 (25) 4. Candy King 4-3 (10) 5. Blood Choke 4-3 (-16) 6. Ruby 3-4 (-27) 7. Gypsy Humpers 2-5 (-45)
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