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eMazing Gaming vs Hostile Faction
Tonight is the night the community has been waiting for. ESEA-Invite finals are over, the successful LAN tournament naming complexity as it's champion. Teams are looking to register for ESEA Season 6 already. What's left to happen? Oh, right, those open playoffs. ESEA-O TF2 Season 5 will finish in style this evening with the semi-finals and grand finals going down back to back on www.tgbf.tv!
The first matchup is eMazing Gaming (4-1-0) vs Hostile Faction (3-1-0) on cp_badlands. The only time these two teams met in the regular season was on the oddball map of ctf_turbine. Hostile Faction took the win from eMg, 17-14, this being eMg's only loss in the regular season. eMg's playoff loss is at the hands of Vires TF2 (4-0-0), who patiently awaits the victor of the semi-finals.
On the other side of the ring, Hostile Faction has a FFW and a loss on cp_badlands. Although they are a strong team, they do not match up to eMg's undefeated badlands record. eMg is known for being an aggressive team with good scouts, which is the perfect formula for badlands. Both teams made a few roster changes late in the playoffs, which could make a difference in this match.
eMazing gaming lost their medic virulent, to reasons unknown to myself, and replaced him with their backup medic move. move is a younger up and coming medic who showed he can handle the game at open playoff level last week in eMg's win over eXpertise. His play style is much more passive than virulents and could cause some issues on badlands. My HF insider buddy and teammate method hooked me up with the skinny on HF's roster changes. Lansky moved to medic as we saw already, replacing drone. Cringe shifted from scout to soldier, causing Brandon to take a seat, and an oldschool HF player st. patrick stepped it up to scout. Will this new lineup be enough to handle the powerhouse eMg?
Two good teams with two roster shakeups duke it out in the semi-finals of ESEA-O TF2. Tune in to www.tgbf.tv tonight a bit before 10PM EST to watch it go down! eXtine and flame will provide commentary for this match.
(Does anyone else see a pattern with the eX names?)
Following the semi-finals match, we will present you with the grand finals on cp_granary! Vires TF2, a team planning on disbanding after tonight, surprised everyone with their domination of the playoffs. No one expected Vires to sit perched as the upper bracket champions. With the strategy of finish off everyone smaka destroys, Vires TF2 is a powerful force on cp_granary. The team holds a more recent 5-3 win over HF on badlands and a very distant 5-0 loss to eMg on cp_follower. After talking with Vires multiple times during the playoffs, I conclude that they are a confident team ready to take on either challenger.
Vires TF2 may not be around after tonight, but they will give us something to remember them by with their performance against either HF or eMg! Check it out at www.tgbf.tv after the first match. m0lk the tiger and his asian friend djfivenine on the jab for this one! You can also find us in #tgbf on irc.gamesurge.net
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