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TWDTB Quarterfinals Review
Just a few notes about the games from this weekend. I only saw the games I played in, so some are speculative and the rest are subjective.
Because I didn't do a Quarterfinals Preview, my predictions records:
Week 5 Record: 4-0
Season Record: 24-12
Terrorist vs Thunder
Terrorist defied my pre-week 5 prediction, and chose Thunder to be their Quarterfinals opponent. Thunder has been looking shaky the last couple week, putting up only 16 collective minutes against Hottub Homeboys, Power and Kobe. Still, none of those games featured multileague heavyweight kess aka SGA, who was a linchpin in their weeks 1 and 2 success. Kess's return spelled hope for Thunder, though the cost of benching Lionheart wasn't cheap.
Game 1 Terrorist 5:50 - 15 Thunder
Terrorist looked as shaky as they have since week 1. I won't disparage my own team here, especially considering my own weak performance. Suffice to say, Terrorist had the sense knocked into them, and Thunder completely stole our momentum.
Thunder definitely looked more put together here, jumping to an immediate 4 minute lead, and not really looking back. Ogron (40-2, 1 TeK) was commanding and played smart, aided by great control of under courtesy of Unlimited (60-24) and aggressive play from Dwopple (2.99 RPD, 24 K, 4 TeKs). The rest of Thunder also played as expected and indicated by the overall score.
Game 2 Terrorist 15 - 13:27 Thunder
Like game 1, Thunder grabbed an early lead, but this time Terrorist was able to capitalize on extended crams and steal the victory by just 93 seconds. Terrorist bounced back with the whole team putting up stronger numbers. Maketso (49-6) had good positioning, and Terrorists control of under was fixed with the subbing in of 7* Groan (65-45, 1 TeK) and 7.5* PureOwnage (94-95, 1 TeK). This game also featured an appearance from dreamwin's basebird, which failed to snag any TeKs but did appear to extend a cram with some key shark repignores. Additional shoutouts to Banks (121-67) for strong pushing and big numbers and Kado (96-57) for locking down under.
Thunder looked much weaker this game, despite solid recs from almost their whole team. Like game 1, Thunder grabbed an early lead, but this time Terrorist was able to capitalize on extended crams and steal the victory by just 93 seconds. Ogron (53-5), Ease (143-84) and Dak (99-83) each put up a pair of TeKs.
Game 3 Terrorist 15 - 1:20 Thunder
Thunder looked utterly deflated after a close loss in game 2. Great performances from Magic Mak (21-0), Groan (74-33, 2 TeKs) and Banks (82-30, 3 TeKs). The entire team was stellar- Maketso positioned great, Markmrw (2.98 RPD, 1 TeK) and I closed cram down, and the spiders were all over Thunder.
Thunder lost all of their game 1 magic, and failed to gain even the 93 seconds they were missing from Game 2. On the bright side, their scores weren't terrible- all spiders put up fair K-D, Cig Smopple had ok RPDs, and besides some late-game throwaway deaths Ogron still looked sharp.
Thunder is looking forward to semifinal matches in WB (Funk) and Jav (Power).
Terrorist will face Piwirfil Fingirmin in WB and Base, and Kobe in Jav.
Kobe vs Funk
As mentioned in my week 5 preview, Kobe looked hot as hell since the FA draft, and that pattern continued into quarterfinals. Funk rolled into TWDT Playoffs with go-ahead wins over Morph in TWDTD and TWDTB. At 5 base wins, they were technically the 5th seed in base.
Kobe won the regular season match 15-12, with Funk starting their standard line and Kobe freestyling.
Game 1 Kobe 15 - 13:58 Funk
Kobe snagged a tight victory despite going slightly negative overall with a straight up nasty spider line. Pressure (43-7, 2 TeKs) carried his team into battle with JacKie> (2.78 RPD) and Joeses (2.83 RPD) repping along the way. Kobe's spiders were devastating- Jurassic (115-78, 4 TeKs), Ekko (108-77, 2 TeKs, 7.5*), Rough (108-52, 1 TeK) and Hawkeye (105-60, 2 TeKs) put up a wall of bullets that limited Funks Sharks impact. Despite those scores, Funk still put up very respectable time, and I really hope someone has a recording of this game.
Team Funk had a strong game themselves, led by Lockdown (115-63, 1 TeK), Mouse (110-53) and Jack (107-70, 3 TeKs). These three did their best to match the elite spider scores on the other side, but Funk's overinvestment into shark and under investment in spider left them wanting. Mean Gene (2.92 RPD) sharked behind Commodo (3.05 RPD, 26 K, 1 TeK) and Heaven (45-11, 2 TeKs) gracefully flew them from place to place. I didn't get to watch this one, but some eyewitness accounts detail how the scores got to where they are. Allegedly, Commodo bombed into Kobe's cram nearly 4 times, offering efficient breaks and quicker control over flagroom. Additionally, Mean Gene might've floundered, failing to fighting foward, foregoing free flag time and frustrating Funk further.
Game 2 Kobe 15 - 3:19 Funk
Like Terrorist/Thunder Game 3, this quarterfinal close out in a stomp. Kobe continued looking dominating, winning this match with +100 kills and a near ace from Pressure (37-1, 2 TeKs). Joeses (2.83 RPD) and JacKie> (2.76 RPD) were able to mine/bomb nearly the same amount in 18 minutes as they did in 29, Rough (92 K) only died 21 times, and even Jz got a TeK.
Funk looked figured out, with their low start sinking lower and the high stars failing to match Kobe's pace. Bright sides looking forward to next season include still strong showings from Mouse and Lockdown, Jack looks underrated at 8.5, and even in a beatdown Commodo racks up 9 kills and a 3.05 RPD.
Kobe squares off with Terrorist in Jav and Power in Base Semifinals.
Funk faces elimination against Thunder in WB.
Just a few notes about the games from this weekend. I only saw the games I played in, so some are speculative and the rest are subjective.
Because I didn't do a Quarterfinals Preview, my predictions records:
Week 5 Record: 4-0
Season Record: 24-12
Terrorist vs Thunder
Terrorist defied my pre-week 5 prediction, and chose Thunder to be their Quarterfinals opponent. Thunder has been looking shaky the last couple week, putting up only 16 collective minutes against Hottub Homeboys, Power and Kobe. Still, none of those games featured multileague heavyweight kess aka SGA, who was a linchpin in their weeks 1 and 2 success. Kess's return spelled hope for Thunder, though the cost of benching Lionheart wasn't cheap.
Game 1 Terrorist 5:50 - 15 Thunder
Terrorist looked as shaky as they have since week 1. I won't disparage my own team here, especially considering my own weak performance. Suffice to say, Terrorist had the sense knocked into them, and Thunder completely stole our momentum.
Thunder definitely looked more put together here, jumping to an immediate 4 minute lead, and not really looking back. Ogron (40-2, 1 TeK) was commanding and played smart, aided by great control of under courtesy of Unlimited (60-24) and aggressive play from Dwopple (2.99 RPD, 24 K, 4 TeKs). The rest of Thunder also played as expected and indicated by the overall score.
Game 2 Terrorist 15 - 13:27 Thunder
Like game 1, Thunder grabbed an early lead, but this time Terrorist was able to capitalize on extended crams and steal the victory by just 93 seconds. Terrorist bounced back with the whole team putting up stronger numbers. Maketso (49-6) had good positioning, and Terrorists control of under was fixed with the subbing in of 7* Groan (65-45, 1 TeK) and 7.5* PureOwnage (94-95, 1 TeK). This game also featured an appearance from dreamwin's basebird, which failed to snag any TeKs but did appear to extend a cram with some key shark repignores. Additional shoutouts to Banks (121-67) for strong pushing and big numbers and Kado (96-57) for locking down under.
Thunder looked much weaker this game, despite solid recs from almost their whole team. Like game 1, Thunder grabbed an early lead, but this time Terrorist was able to capitalize on extended crams and steal the victory by just 93 seconds. Ogron (53-5), Ease (143-84) and Dak (99-83) each put up a pair of TeKs.
Game 3 Terrorist 15 - 1:20 Thunder
Thunder looked utterly deflated after a close loss in game 2. Great performances from Magic Mak (21-0), Groan (74-33, 2 TeKs) and Banks (82-30, 3 TeKs). The entire team was stellar- Maketso positioned great, Markmrw (2.98 RPD, 1 TeK) and I closed cram down, and the spiders were all over Thunder.
Thunder lost all of their game 1 magic, and failed to gain even the 93 seconds they were missing from Game 2. On the bright side, their scores weren't terrible- all spiders put up fair K-D, Cig Smopple had ok RPDs, and besides some late-game throwaway deaths Ogron still looked sharp.
Thunder is looking forward to semifinal matches in WB (Funk) and Jav (Power).
Terrorist will face Piwirfil Fingirmin in WB and Base, and Kobe in Jav.
Kobe vs Funk
As mentioned in my week 5 preview, Kobe looked hot as hell since the FA draft, and that pattern continued into quarterfinals. Funk rolled into TWDT Playoffs with go-ahead wins over Morph in TWDTD and TWDTB. At 5 base wins, they were technically the 5th seed in base.
Kobe won the regular season match 15-12, with Funk starting their standard line and Kobe freestyling.
Game 1 Kobe 15 - 13:58 Funk
Kobe snagged a tight victory despite going slightly negative overall with a straight up nasty spider line. Pressure (43-7, 2 TeKs) carried his team into battle with JacKie> (2.78 RPD) and Joeses (2.83 RPD) repping along the way. Kobe's spiders were devastating- Jurassic (115-78, 4 TeKs), Ekko (108-77, 2 TeKs, 7.5*), Rough (108-52, 1 TeK) and Hawkeye (105-60, 2 TeKs) put up a wall of bullets that limited Funks Sharks impact. Despite those scores, Funk still put up very respectable time, and I really hope someone has a recording of this game.
Team Funk had a strong game themselves, led by Lockdown (115-63, 1 TeK), Mouse (110-53) and Jack (107-70, 3 TeKs). These three did their best to match the elite spider scores on the other side, but Funk's overinvestment into shark and under investment in spider left them wanting. Mean Gene (2.92 RPD) sharked behind Commodo (3.05 RPD, 26 K, 1 TeK) and Heaven (45-11, 2 TeKs) gracefully flew them from place to place. I didn't get to watch this one, but some eyewitness accounts detail how the scores got to where they are. Allegedly, Commodo bombed into Kobe's cram nearly 4 times, offering efficient breaks and quicker control over flagroom. Additionally, Mean Gene might've floundered, failing to fighting foward, foregoing free flag time and frustrating Funk further.
Game 2 Kobe 15 - 3:19 Funk
Like Terrorist/Thunder Game 3, this quarterfinal close out in a stomp. Kobe continued looking dominating, winning this match with +100 kills and a near ace from Pressure (37-1, 2 TeKs). Joeses (2.83 RPD) and JacKie> (2.76 RPD) were able to mine/bomb nearly the same amount in 18 minutes as they did in 29, Rough (92 K) only died 21 times, and even Jz got a TeK.
Funk looked figured out, with their low start sinking lower and the high stars failing to match Kobe's pace. Bright sides looking forward to next season include still strong showings from Mouse and Lockdown, Jack looks underrated at 8.5, and even in a beatdown Commodo racks up 9 kills and a 3.05 RPD.
Kobe squares off with Terrorist in Jav and Power in Base Semifinals.
Funk faces elimination against Thunder in WB.
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