We're back!
Sorry for the delayed post, I have to get back into the habit of typing these up in advance. Ah well, live and learn.
Welcome to Season 2. Those of you that participated in or spectated Week 8 back during Season 1 will understand what's going on, but for the rest of you, here's how it's gonna work.
Week 0 features two distinct phases to populate the third Cog on the board, the Upcomer's Cog. Six teams, three Season 1 veterans and three newcomer teams, face off within their respective groups for control over one of the five spots on the Upcomer's Cog. So who's playing? Let's take a look.
We start with the Season 1 Seeds. These are the three teams that fought their way into Week 9 but failed to advance to the Semi Finals to claim one of the guaranteed Challenger spots. While all three teams can claim a spot, all three of them are going to want to give it their all and claim the #3a spot... No one wants to end up in #3e or #3d at the very start of the season.
As a sidenote: Merry Northern Storm split into two teams during the break: Merry Men and Northern Air Fleet. A few days ago they faced off to determine which of the two teams could claim the single seed spot that MNS had claimed, and Merry Men came out on top. Congratulations to them, and we hope to see Northern Air Fleet later on during the season.
Joining them in the Season 1 Seeds matches, we'll see The Gentlemen and Black Flight Squadron. Now there's a lineup. But enough of that, let's get to the part that most of you care about. The matches and maps!
Season 1 Seed GamesGame 1: Merry Men vs The Gentlemen
Game 2: The Gentlemen vs Black Flight Squadron
Game 3: Black Flight Squadron vs Merry Men
Game 4: (IF NECESSARY) Lowest kill score vs Second lowest kill score.
After this, we'll see the veteran duck team The Raft take on two newcomer teams, Zac's Flying Ghuuu and the Rugged Men for control over one of the remaining two spots. With three teams, we're going to see the first elimination of the season... And it's not gonna be pretty.
Let's take a look at their matches.
Newcomer's MeleeGame 1: The Raft vs Zac's Flying Ghuuu
Game 2: Zac's Flying Ghuuu vs Rugged Men
Game 3: Rugged Men vs The Raft
Game 4: (IF NECESSARY) Lowest kill score vs Second lowest kill score.
That's yer lot for now. Be sure to drop by this Saturday 4pm EST to see all the action kick off between the Cogs veterans and the feisty newcomers.
As the old saying goes: Shit's gonna get
intenseSee you there, and stay safe.
-Swallow
