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Title: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on July 10, 2021, 04:01:39 pm
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Welcome to the fourth installment of  EGS Season 2 hosted by Voluble & DarkTemplar. . EGS now for Season 2 has massively enhanced its Admin and Refeering teams to improve the quality and functionality of our tournaments. We hope you are in this for the long run and you are well and truly invested in the idea we are going with. Good luck and may the best team win!
The tournament will be hosted on Sunday the 5th September at 20:00GMT. Roster edit deadline is set for the previous day at 17:00 BST. The tournament will be played in the standard 5v5 format. Teams will have to fight their way through a groupstage in order to claim victory.


Brackets (https://challonge.com/mkucp6v0)

Head Admins & Admins
(https://i.imgur.com/zospYMj.png) Voluble (https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198141137472/)
(https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ficons.iconarchive.com%2Ficons%2Ffamfamfam%2Fflag%2F16%2Fat-icon.png&hash=643e9b7e37b8fe234a47b1e252b002f1) DarkTemplar (https://steamcommunity.com/id/DarkTemplar72nd/)
(https://i.imgur.com/zospYMj.png) Hertz (https://steamcommunity.com/id/Hertz3214/)
(https://i.imgur.com/JIleiRt.png) MarxeiL (https://steamcommunity.com/id/marxeilgarition/)
(https://i.imgur.com/dOFmLhS.png) Golden (https://steamcommunity.com/id/GoldenNW/)
(https://i.imgur.com/I85uBSw.png) Steinmann (https://steamcommunity.com/id/Steinmannn/)

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Referees
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Maskman
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Gi
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Gibby
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Cookie
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Mitchell
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Python
(https://i.imgur.com/nM7T0kC.png) Shadey
(https://i.imgur.com/dOFmLhS.png) Smylie
(https://i.imgur.com/R5wa8jb.png) Coco_Ayala
(https://i.imgur.com/R5wa8jb.png) Zeyden
(https://i.imgur.com/R5wa8jb.png) Chuckster
(https://i.imgur.com/R5wa8jb.png) Tardet
(https://i.imgur.com/R5wa8jb.png) Dash
(https://i.imgur.com/R5wa8jb.png) Ruler
(https://i.imgur.com/hScmPmE.png) Vegi
(https://i.imgur.com/oKmSTZw.png) Snikkel
(https://i.imgur.com/oKmSTZw.png) Movement
(https://i.imgur.com/oKmSTZw.png) Melyso
(https://i.imgur.com/oKmSTZw.png) Rikus
(https://i.imgur.com/oKmSTZw.png) Skitty
(https://i.imgur.com/nVora3G.png) Stoiki
(https://i.imgur.com/0aYfwo0.png) Saphyro
(https://i.imgur.com/0aYfwo0.png) camm15elbe
(https://i.imgur.com/0aYfwo0.png) Chainsor
(https://i.imgur.com/0aYfwo0.png) Stockholm
(https://i.imgur.com/0aYfwo0.png) Gerher
(https://i.imgur.com/JIleiRt.png) Desant
(https://i.imgur.com/JIleiRt.png) KOBZIK
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Every team must read the following rules as they are very important and EGS rules are different compared to normal tournaments.
We were kind of disappointed by seeing that even some captains didn't even read the rules. Please, read it all.


Roster Rules
- Rosters are capped at 9 people as you are aware.
- Players MUST sign up with their community names ONLY. No roleplay names allowed.
- Must also use community faces rather than randomized ones OR you face punishment (refer to EGS Rules)
- Transfer deadline is set at 5pm (17:00 GMT) the day before every tournament . After that, not a SINGLE change will be allowed.
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General Rules
- Melee speed will be set on medium.
- The only class allowed is the line infantry.
- You aren't allowed to spawn if you are not playing.
- All matches will be ft5, apart from the  Round 2/Semi Finals/Losers Finals and Bronze Match (ft7) and the Final (ft10).
- A good behaviour is expected. Insulting/toxicity will lead to 1 warning then a suspension from matches.
- Cheating once will result in a permanent ban of any future EGS tournaments.
- ID MUST be provided, if not, players with ID's missing won't be allowed to play. It can result in a temporary ban or even more.
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Match Rules
- Once a match has been called, each team has ~5 minutes to get ready.
- If the first round is not started within ~5 minutes, the responsible team will be punished, as 1 round will be awarded to their opponents.

- After each round, each team has ~1 minutes before they must have typed 'r' again.
- If the next round is not started within ~1 minutes, the responsible team will be punished, as 1 round will be awarded to their opponents.

-The rules above are controlled by the referee - if the referee says ~5 or ~1 minutes is up, then the time is up.

-If there is clear delaying in a duel at the end of a round after 2 minutes then a warning to the fight will be given. If the player continues to delay or run from the duel then the admin can slay the player.

-In any case of a server crash/map change if it is to happen, then all current rounds WILL be VOIDED.

-tiebreaks will be; 1- wins vs tied opponents ; 2 - points
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   Pos
| Pic
| Team Name
| Top 3
| Top 8
| Point
1st| (https://i.imgur.com/69rUunD.png)| Amaterasu| 1| 0| 155
2nd| (https://i.imgur.com/rbUY9Eo.png)| Poosy| 1| 0| 140
3rd| (https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.noelshack.com%2Ffichiers%2F2021%2F34%2F3%2F1629919178-images.png&hash=db556d1a7bc087c81d8e77846d5961d38ea02ec9)| Legends| 1| 0| 110
4th| (https://i.imgur.com/8hkK74p.png)| ProudBoys| 0| 1| 100
5th| (https://i.imgur.com/bfvRQgd.png)| Virgins| 0| 1| 070
6th| (https://i.imgur.com/i4Y2Sve.png)| NSS| 0| 1| 070
7th| (https://i.imgur.com/4YjjWWe.jpg)| Enigma| 0| 1| 070
8th| (https://i.imgur.com/8R6PTh0.png)| CCCP| 0| 1| 060
9th| (https://i.imgur.com/2SbJ9v7.png)| Snappers| 0| 0| 060
10th| (https://i.imgur.com/9mPuIyk.png)| NPP| 0| 0| 060
11th| (https://www.fsegames.eu/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.noelshack.com%2Ffichiers%2F2021%2F28%2F1%2F1626086934-black-knights.png&hash=d8f71d53eeb6e1b77f32b35f4195a730147a4b59)| BlackKnights| 0| 0| 060
12th| (https://i.imgur.com/LAMy4U9.png)| GVT| 0| 0| 050
13th| (https://i.imgur.com/nPNfUjy.png)| 13e Academy| 0| 0| 020
14th| (https://i.imgur.com/ECFemiY.png)| Gordon| 0| 0| 020
15th| (https://i.imgur.com/grknHiZ.jpg)| Fluss| 0| 0| 020
16th| (https://i.imgur.com/w58Hlbz.gif)| Elementals| 0| 0| 020
17th| (https://i.imgur.com/2yr5bDi.png)| Amigos| 0| 0| 010
18th| (https://i.imgur.com/TA1NzQj.png)| Sherwood Foresters| 0| 0| 010
19th| (https://i.imgur.com/IXiRDTZ.jpg)| Royal Fusiliers| 0| 0| 010
20th| (https://i.imgur.com/BpZuY0m.png)| Misty Mountains| 0| 0| 000
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 03, 2021, 03:09:08 pm
Introduction

Spoiler
Hello, second half! The EGS S2 is taking another round to figure out the final results with whom we are gonna go into the play-offs. To start that second round we will see another 5v5 tournament. One that will put some pressure on a number of teams. Those who know 5v5 is the format they have the biggest chance to compete for a top spot and those who need to start getting results to make a top 8 place. With a new top team joining the action, the ultimate start is perfect.

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Prediction

Spoiler
Amaterasu who are leading the championship by 25 points can once again be seen as the big favorites. The 5v5 format is bringing them back to their comfort zone, a size some of them can call their favourite and one that allows them to play the best 5 only, a top 5 that hardly seems beatable. The addition of former Virgins player Steinmann in favour of the injured RedFire could be pretty pointless for the 5v5 as it's hard to see Steinmann playing in the main Line-Up, although he looks like the perfect addition for the 6v6 or 7v7, especially considering his chemistry with Swedish rising star Achilles. If Amaterasu has all the top guys on Sunday, the team around Zeyden will be close to impossible to beat.

Poosy by nature the biggest rival of that Amaterasu team once again seems somewhat hard to foresee. Even though they took the 7v7 title home, they did it with a Line-Up that is to some amount different to what they played in earlier tries. Missing emergency sub Elsse it could be hard to repeat, even tho top guys such as Rikkert could be back. A strategy for Poosy to win could be to surprise themselves and Amaterasu with player choice. Some of the on-paper substitute players have done a decent job and would deserve a spot in the main line-up. Poosy needs to find a team with good chemistry, and that can sometimes mean playing "weaker" players for the sake of winning as a team. So why not give Hertz and Herishey a shot alongside the Top 3 Python, Domi, and Rikkert?

The addition to the second half of this EGS season is Legends. A team of mainly old-generation french players who are here to directly have an impact. There is no honest doubt about the potential to do that, still, I find it hard to imagine that they will make a final on their first try. ExTaZz94 is still one of the, if not the best player, and Elsse for Poosy has shown that after his decreasing activity he is still a Top 10 player. But for the rest the question marks are big! What can Tiberias do, insane player or shadow of his old him? Is ONeil good enough to take a spot when it comes to big matches? Can LeBrave prioritize the team over himself? A lot of question that will be answered this Sunday. A player who could balance it out a bit in Legends favor is Clash, one that is not as hyped and strong as ExTaZz for example. But a guy who plays bloody consistent and does "honest work".

When it comes to a 5v5 we have to remember that this is ENIGMA's time. If the "big 3" and Blacktham make it to the tournament, they have a true chance of even causing something really big. They are my biggest chance to cause an upset against either Poosy or Amaterasu. ProudBoys "just" have to find a day where they have 5 players playing to their normal level. In the past, they were either missing players or had key guys playing way below the average they do. So if they bring it together they are more than one of many contenders. But in a way, this tournament looks like the hardest to win so it could come out they play the best tournament so far, and get the worst result.

Having achieved a sensational 4th place last time, NSS is more of an outsider in the 5v5 tournament. They do not have that phenomenal 5 man line-up, they rely on consistency along with the roster depth. NSS will likely be fighting for a quarter-final place. The exact same prediction goes for Virgins. After the bad performance in the 7v7, they also lost Steinmann and have to play in their worst format. Anything more than a quarter-final would even be a surprise this time. The other way around are the odds for CCCP. Sunday could be their time to shine, in a format that benefits and where they can play the 5 very strong players they have. Due to the depth at the top, a semi may be too much of a question. But a quarter-final is nearly a must.

Both finalists of the mid-tier tournament will be looking to continue that good form here. 13e Academy who slightly surprisingly won that tournament are in the first place that does not qualify for the finals and wanna turn it around. But even with the addition of BlackBeard to the normal roster, without Clash and Dren it will be hard to continue that winning streak. Not meaning they don't have a chance to do something. For NPP the mid-tier tournament was a good chance to get some game practice that they can use now. In the end, the roster could be too weak to do something big. Nothing big, but the first knock-out participation will be the goal for Amigos. Loaning in Felociraptor from Enigma and adding Nosswill to the roster, they have the biggest chance they had to do that, but are still relying on a decent group.
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Player to watch out

Spoiler
These players wanna continue the good form they have: Marquez, Cody, Domi, Jakob
Guys with a big impact in a 5v5, who will try the best to scare away the opponents: Zeyden, Python, ExTaZz94, Lonedoge, Wolpi
The unseen consistency along the teams: ClaSh, Barro, Blacktham, TheDead, Voluble, Tw1ster
The interesting people along the mid-tier teams: Narrow, Naatsuu, Nosswill, Flo, Yovko, TheJoker, Sticky
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WRITTEN BY (https://i.imgur.com/0aYfwo0.png) Stockholm (https://steamcommunity.com/id/DerHolm/)

Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: MarxeiL on September 03, 2021, 05:25:43 pm
Didn’t know I’m in shit form tho :(


Nevertheless thanks Stockholm for jinxing it again for us
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Ry@n on September 03, 2021, 05:31:27 pm
Didn’t know I’m in shit form tho :(


Nevertheless thanks Stockholm for jinxing it again for us
choking to fietta has left u in bad form forever
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: MarxeiL on September 03, 2021, 05:45:34 pm
Didn’t know I’m in shit form tho :(


Nevertheless thanks Stockholm for jinxing it again for us
choking to fietta has left u in bad form forever
peeps blaming me for losing the duel but not these three retards dying to him before  :-\ :'( >:(
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Tw1sT[eR] on September 03, 2021, 06:40:21 pm
Didn’t know I’m in shit form tho :(


Nevertheless thanks Stockholm for jinxing it again for us
choking to fietta has left u in bad form forever
peeps blaming me for losing the duel but not these three retards dying to him before  :-\ :'( >:(
Hearing from the man who DROPPED HIS MUSKET
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 05, 2021, 06:46:59 pm
Brackets released at 7pm UK time! https://challonge.com/mkucp6v0
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: ZeroNight on September 05, 2021, 11:35:03 pm
ty for the tourney, was fun
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Ambiguous on September 05, 2021, 11:53:30 pm
ty for the tourney, was fun
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: DOMI on September 06, 2021, 12:35:35 am
gg wp all
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 06, 2021, 12:35:45 am
GG! Congrats to Amaterasu on redemption vs Poosy! Poosy may of missed Rikkert and Troister but it was a great comeback! Congrats!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: ZeroNight on September 06, 2021, 12:35:53 am
may the salt commence
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Fralla8 on September 06, 2021, 12:36:38 am
GG! Congrats to Amaterasu on redemption vs Poosy! Poosy may off missed Rikkert and Troister but it was a great comeback! Congrats!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: BlitzkriegMBNW on September 06, 2021, 12:37:04 am
may the salt commence
Marxeil was better in patterns
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Nock on September 06, 2021, 12:37:44 am
GG to both finalists, was a very interesting final to watch
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Elsse on September 06, 2021, 12:37:57 am
Congratulations Amaterasu for that amazing performance, both semis and final.
(Higen t'es le goat)
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Vegi. on September 06, 2021, 12:38:23 am
wtf happened to ur keyboard zeyden
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Trexons on September 06, 2021, 12:39:05 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUplC3Ls_MA
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: BlitzkriegMBNW on September 06, 2021, 12:39:13 am
wtf happened to ur keyboard zeyden
https://youtu.be/B2mcdYmrBzY
Zeyden whenever he dies
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Hertz on September 06, 2021, 12:41:17 am
GG Amaterasu. Good match, but the time in-between the rounds was taking the piss a bit. But yeah gg and a good final!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Fietta on September 06, 2021, 12:45:24 am
ggwp
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: higened243ed on September 06, 2021, 12:49:55 am
GG wp all
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: maskmanmarks on September 06, 2021, 12:51:23 am
warned
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Chuckster on September 06, 2021, 12:51:54 am
GG wp to everyone  ;D 4 finals Poosy vs Amaterasu... 3 comeback  8)


Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: AchillesTheOne on September 06, 2021, 12:54:29 am
GG WP Poosy for the 4th time against you guys, and all the teams we faced. 

This win was dedicated for Poberta. Stay strong brother!!!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Herishey on September 06, 2021, 01:03:13 am
Pretty embarrassing again from us but gg to Amaterasu.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Chuckster on September 06, 2021, 01:07:47 am
GG WP Poosy for the 4th time against you guys, and all the teams we faced. 

This win was dedicated for Poberta. Stay strong brother!!!
❤️🙏
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: maskmanmarks on September 06, 2021, 03:02:41 am
GG WP Poosy for the 4th time against you guys, and all the teams we faced. 

This win was dedicated for Poberta. Stay strong brother!!!

GG WP, get well soon xx
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Tardet on September 06, 2021, 03:07:40 am
Was an awful performance from us but we just clearly didn't feel it tonight. Had our faith in our hands both time against NSS and GVT and simply couldn't close it so it's fair they went through as they simply deserved it more. Speaking about the latter, huge props for taking your revenge against us after the last 5v5 where you nearly had us. It's a (little) comfort that we fell against a team we respect nevertheless we will get our shit together and come back stronger for the next tournaments.

As per usual another titan fight with Poosy and Amaterasu. I know it must be hella frustrating to drop another one like that yet you can't help but respect the fact that even when you guys lose, you give your opponent the hardest of fights. Impressive stuff Zeyden & Coe, truly starting to make this EGS Season 2 your playground and creating a legacy of your own. Excited to see how long you can make it lasts. Solid stuff from Legends, definitely not the same team in practice and in official which means we now definitely have another contender for the title.

Kudos to NPP for almost taking their big brother down and BlackKnights for having their best performance in the EGS thus far (was hard time with all the time you guys are putting into the game lately!).

Another great EGS edition where the quality of hosting shows-up in a constant manner, well-played DT, Voluble and the rest of the team!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Melsyo on September 06, 2021, 08:43:46 am
GG, im happy with our performances tonight, though it sucks we got 3rd in the groups instead of 2nd because points difference instead of points/rounds won was chosen as the primary tiebreaker after wins. The reason this still doesn't make sense to me and basically every tournament has used it the other way around, is that points shows how close you actually were to winning all matches, for example in groups of 5 teams, you can win a maximum of 20 rounds, meaning having 18 points would be ranked over 17 points (assuming equal wins of course) . Meanwhile round difference is much more arbitrary and penalizes you for beating an easier team 5-1 instead of 5-0, and thus inflates the value of rounds lost against easier teams you would beat anyways, while deflating the value of additional rounds won against harder teams that beat you. 
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Steinmann on September 06, 2021, 09:11:07 am
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Tardet on September 06, 2021, 09:16:22 am
Also thanks Stockholm for doing the preview once more, looking forward to a potential review!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: MarxeiL on September 06, 2021, 10:03:30 am
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Herishey on September 06, 2021, 10:14:19 am
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters
The only massive issue in my opinion is let's say Amaterasu win all future tournaments then Poosy or even PB win the 'final' one then all of Amaterasu's 'work' goes unrewarded over the entire season. Seems pretty silly to me.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Zeyden 狼 on September 06, 2021, 10:21:14 am
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters
The only massive issue in my opinion is let's say Amaterasu win all future tournaments then Poosy or even PB win the 'final' one then all of Amaterasu's 'work' goes unrewarded over the entire season. Seems pretty silly to me.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Vegi. on September 06, 2021, 10:30:56 am
I hope Proud Boys win that final.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: DarkTemplar on September 06, 2021, 12:26:28 pm
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters

EGS is "boring" cause we didn't see any major team or roster changes for the past 3 months and have, like any other sports, the top teams who play for tournament wins, and sometimes upsets

Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Kraz on September 06, 2021, 01:48:34 pm
I hope Proud Boys win that final.
disband for Gotei13
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: MarxeiL on September 06, 2021, 01:57:43 pm
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters

EGS is "boring" cause we didn't see any major team or roster changes for the past 3 months and have, like any other sports, the top teams who play for tournament wins, and sometimes upsets
yes
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Fietta on September 06, 2021, 01:59:20 pm
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters
The only massive issue in my opinion is let's say Amaterasu win all future tournaments then Poosy or even PB win the 'final' one then all of Amaterasu's 'work' goes unrewarded over the entire season. Seems pretty silly to me.

True, but there's a different mentality when money is involved, so teams/players play differently, we all know we're fighting for top 8 for the championships and not fighting for a cash prize, so teams like PB probably aren't actually getting exhausted playing the 6 EGS tournaments as it doesn't really matter since they'd get top 8 by just playing. Teams from 6th position to 10th position are the teams having to actually play EGS at this stage as they're the ones fighting for the last two spots and now with Legends involved, it makes it all the more exciting. PB, Tira and Poosy at this stage will stay top 3 even if they lose quarters because all other teams aren't making it past semis.

Amaterasu has done an incredible job and almost certainly deserve to be in the NW history books, but even if they win the last two matches, since there's no real benefit of winning at this point as coming second or first place probably guarantees you an easy knockout for the championship, so it's just playing for playing, the reward for playing well in these tournaments is NW fame (which is what people actually care about the most) and an easier championship bracket.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: maskmanmarks on September 06, 2021, 02:17:25 pm
GG, im happy with our performances tonight, though it sucks we got 3rd in the groups instead of 2nd because points difference instead of points/rounds won was chosen as the primary tiebreaker after wins. The reason this still doesn't make sense to me and basically every tournament has used it the other way around, is that points shows how close you actually were to winning all matches, for example in groups of 5 teams, you can win a maximum of 20 rounds, meaning having 18 points would be ranked over 17 points (assuming equal wins of course) . Meanwhile round difference is much more arbitrary and penalizes you for beating an easier team 5-1 instead of 5-0, and thus inflates the value of rounds lost against easier teams you would beat anyways, while deflating the value of additional rounds won against harder teams that beat you.

It does not quite add up when NPP beat Virgins, got more rounds than Virgins, and had the same wins as Virgins and yet end up 3rd place in the group stage and not second with Virgins 2nd?

Chuckster potentially set up the challonge wrong?
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Wursti on September 06, 2021, 02:19:30 pm
3 way tie = Pts diff and then Points, atleast thats what it looked like when Ama, Snappers and CCCP were tied in A
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Golden. on September 06, 2021, 03:21:50 pm
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters
The only massive issue in my opinion is let's say Amaterasu win all future tournaments then Poosy or even PB win the 'final' one then all of Amaterasu's 'work' goes unrewarded over the entire season. Seems pretty silly to me.

Nothing to be worried about, with their current performances of course.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Fralla8 on September 06, 2021, 03:54:44 pm
EGS is boring

When is massive nw shuffle
EGS is probably one of the most organised tournament series out their that has ever existed  :)
cant disagree with it cause I’m still part of it but can’t wait for season three with almost all these teams disbanding and shuffling rosters
The only massive issue in my opinion is let's say Amaterasu win all future tournaments then Poosy or even PB win the 'final' one then all of Amaterasu's 'work' goes unrewarded over the entire season. Seems pretty silly to me.

Nothing to be worried about, with their current performances of course.
Just don't choke when it matters the most! ::)
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: DarkTemplar on September 06, 2021, 03:58:25 pm
GG, im happy with our performances tonight, though it sucks we got 3rd in the groups instead of 2nd because points difference instead of points/rounds won was chosen as the primary tiebreaker after wins. The reason this still doesn't make sense to me and basically every tournament has used it the other way around, is that points shows how close you actually were to winning all matches, for example in groups of 5 teams, you can win a maximum of 20 rounds, meaning having 18 points would be ranked over 17 points (assuming equal wins of course) . Meanwhile round difference is much more arbitrary and penalizes you for beating an easier team 5-1 instead of 5-0, and thus inflates the value of rounds lost against easier teams you would beat anyways, while deflating the value of additional rounds won against harder teams that beat you.

It does not quite add up when NPP beat Virgins, got more rounds than Virgins, and had the same wins as Virgins and yet end up 3rd place in the group stage and not second with Virgins 2nd?

Chuckster potentially set up the challonge wrong?

no, the whole season the points difference was the first tiebreaker
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Mauri on September 06, 2021, 04:28:00 pm
GG, im happy with our performances tonight, though it sucks we got 3rd in the groups instead of 2nd because points difference instead of points/rounds won was chosen as the primary tiebreaker after wins. The reason this still doesn't make sense to me and basically every tournament has used it the other way around, is that points shows how close you actually were to winning all matches, for example in groups of 5 teams, you can win a maximum of 20 rounds, meaning having 18 points would be ranked over 17 points (assuming equal wins of course) . Meanwhile round difference is much more arbitrary and penalizes you for beating an easier team 5-1 instead of 5-0, and thus inflates the value of rounds lost against easier teams you would beat anyways, while deflating the value of additional rounds won against harder teams that beat you.

It does not quite add up when NPP beat Virgins, got more rounds than Virgins, and had the same wins as Virgins and yet end up 3rd place in the group stage and not second with Virgins 2nd?

Chuckster potentially set up the challonge wrong?

no, the whole season the points difference was the first tiebreaker
should be written in the rules. maybe i just cant find it but if the rule doesnt exist, it has a bad taste...
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Vegi. on September 06, 2021, 04:50:40 pm
Stop it guys! Voluble will retire cuz of this crap!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 06, 2021, 05:01:51 pm
You are right, we planned on originally doing 1st tiebreaker as points total but it must of got lost in conversations as different people do different jobs and since the start we wrongfully was doing points difference as 1st tiebreaker. We didn’t realise this till 30mins ago during talks so from now on we will correct it to 1st tiebreaker as points total, sorry for any issues caused due to the error.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Voluble123 on September 08, 2021, 04:13:33 pm
Tournament specific Team Standings updated, MVP Standings also updated. Tournament Highlights and review due next two days. Friday weekly from now on will be a interview or two so its a set schedule. Thanks for attending see you in two weeks!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Wursti on September 16, 2021, 05:02:57 pm
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Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
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Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
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Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 16, 2021, 07:51:17 pm
Review posted tomorrow. Both people who was asked to do reviews had issues or was too busy and couldn’t do them. However I shall do one tomorrow to make sure we have one. Also the tournament final video is running late and will be posted Monday most likely.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Herishey on September 17, 2021, 09:59:41 am
Soon™
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Fietta on September 17, 2021, 04:19:45 pm
Review posted tomorrow. Both people who was asked to do reviews had issues or was too busy and couldn’t do them. However I shall do one tomorrow to make sure we have one. Also the tournament final video is running late and will be posted Monday most likely.

vol ur slackin
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Kore on September 17, 2021, 04:20:43 pm
Review posted tomorrow. Both people who was asked to do reviews had issues or was too busy and couldn’t do them. However I shall do one tomorrow to make sure we have one. Also the tournament final video is running late and will be posted Monday most likely.

vol ur slackin

Or vegi and stockholm are

Expected
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 17, 2021, 08:24:48 pm
Sorry :) I was going to post today but Tardet offered to do it and be ready for Sunday! So expect it then! Sorry for the delay multiple issues arose sour of my control but Atleast it’ll get done! I think the preview for Tournament 5 will be posted before Review for Tournament 4 so let the memes commence xD
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: maskmanmarks on September 17, 2021, 08:33:05 pm
Get involved
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 19, 2021, 07:34:48 pm
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE EGS SEASON 2

Two weeks ago, a new cycle of the European Groupfighting Series has begun, one which will see its end mark the end of the regular season and determine the heigh teams that will get a shot at the sought-after playoffs. As the first tournament of this second act - but fourth in total - has now been concluded and the second one is about to begin, I have been invited by Voluble and the EGS team to reflect on the result and humbly draw a couple of conclusions and predictions.

Amaterasu still reign supreme, Poosy to make do with silver

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The franco-European squad continued to impress, denying Poosy's chance to equalize them in amount of tournament wins on top of taking a strong option for the first playoff seed. Upon Zeyden's captainship, the team has now been racking up three wins in four tournaments, with their "worse" result being a 8-10 loss to Poosy in the 7v7, two weeks prior. Surprisingly enough, however, their group stage debut was shaky at best, losing to CCCP in their second matches and dropping three rounds against Fluss, the rising prospect from Germany. They benefited from CCCP's narrow loss against Snappers and still progressed to the tournament's final stage as the first seed of their group, on the back of a slightly better round difference. Although they dropped a couple of rounds here and there, their decisive-enough victory against NSS had them matched against the newly formed team Legends, giving us a much-awaited french-derby between the OG french guard from FT and the rising power of the new french superstars from Amaterasu. The tantalizing head to head between ExtaZz and Zeyden turned to the latter's favour, not without pushing Amaterasu to their limits, however, as it took all 13 rounds to decide which team would go through.

They went on to face the familiar faces from Poosy in the grand-final, which had just stormed both their group stage and playoffs matches, only losing three rounds against ProudBoys in the semi-final. Encouraged by that growing momentum, Bagins' men quickly took control of the match and could have very well-secured a second tournament win if it wasn't for yet another miraculous comeback from Amaterasu. The pile was potentially tougher to swallow this time as it is their third 9-10 grand-final loss in the span of four editions and definitely puts a question mark about Poosy's capacity to keep things under control in the final race.

With that being said, the format of the EGS ends putting each of these grand-final losses somewhat in perspective, making them not so dramatic after all. Poosy is still the only team alive today that has a continued legacy of dozens of wins across several years of competitive plays. Their experience as a group is simply unmatched and although it's true that being unable to close the match three times out of four is not the best of omen, realistically speaking if they manage to do it in the only edition that matters, then it's pretty much game for the British squad.
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Legends already impressing, PB calls it quit

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One of the most anticipated performances of last EGS was the forming of Legends, a strongly focused french team made of the likes of some of the most renowned and decorated french players of the past decade. No stranger to FT rebrand, Drake once again attempted a come back to the scene by reuniting with old friends of his, ExtaZz94 and LeBrave, but also managing to bring back from semi-retirement Elsse & Tibérias who had both (the latter much more than the other) disconnected from competitive NW for quite a while. Along with those two came ClaSh, french competitive pioneer and one of the architects of Grouped and recently formed 13e but also native community members Maximou, ONeil & Gibby who, despite not equalling their teammates in NW pedigree, made a name for themselves as very solid competitive players in recent years/months while winning some trophies of their own.

While having on paper one of the most solid of the whole tournament, Legends' poor results in practice left many wondering what they could realistically achieve in this fourth edition. But it seemed the worry was uncalled for as Drake & Coe certainly did not miss their debuts in the EGS whatsoever. They started somewhat slow (a close to Proud Boys in the group stage put them as second of their group) but started to warm up just in time for the knockout stage. They made quick work of Snappers, which has been one of the most constant teams in the series thus far and decimated the likes of Enigma in the quarter-finals, 7-2. Against Amaterasu, the current best team of the EGS, they showed amazing reliability and skill, almost managing to pull off the upset in a tantalizing battle and when being rematched against Proud Boys for bronze, they stepped up at the best moment by demonstrating sheer superiority against the European squad.

Speaking about it, ProudBoys last tournament was ultimately the last blow of a disappointing series that never seemed to end. While still possessing a large portion of the players who had been part of PB's legendary dominance in early 2019, the team seemed but a shadow of its old self and despite remaining above most of the EGS team in rankings, they were never able to contest the likes of Poosy & Amaterasu for the dominance at the top. Even worse, their spot of 'third' best team that had once been threatened by Virgins (7-1 crushing loss in the bronze match of edition #2) seemed even more difficult to hold with the arrival of Legends which once again stole a third-place finish for the European veteran squad in the last edition.

ProudBoys' performance in the EGS as a whole wasn't all bad, however. The team still managed to reach the top 4 four times out of four editions and pushed Amaterasu and Poosy to their limits in two amazing semi-finals. Although not being able to make a single grand-final appearance was probably one of the reasons the team decided to not finish this season of the EGS together, Golden, Shadey, Lonedoge and Voluble still showed they could tackle at the top on an individual level and most have already found a new home to continue the event.
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Virgins, Enigma, NSS still lacking in fire-power

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In the battle for the playoff final spots, Virgins, Enigma & NSS have ensured themselves a comfortable situation, with 80 or more points above the current 9th team in the rankings. These three teams, all with a very unique style and line-up still have in common two things. They seem almost untouchable by a majority of the other contenders yet failed to upset the favourite top 3 teams when given the chance.

The only exception stands with Virgins which, during the bronze match of the second edition, managed to absolutely destroy a PB squad that had almost managed to upset Poosy in the match prior. On that day, Virgins seemed almost untouchable, beating Enigma after an absolute quarter-final brawl and almost managing to pull an upset of their own against Amaterasu in the semi-final. Their crushing victory over Movement's men to take the third spot, two weeks after the exact same team had defeated them in the quarter-finals, was surprising in how dominant it was; yet it still brought a logical conclusion to the best run Virgins had in the EGS thus far.

Since then, however, the squad lead by Coco failed to reproduce such a miracle run. The last edition had every sign of an unwanted backpedalling, losing to a limited PB team 4-7 whereas they had managed to beat them whilst they were looked much more solid. Two weeks prior, they had fallen victim to NSS in the quarter-final once more, a tier 2 team derby they undoubtedly would have wanted to win.

Talking about NSS, their performance in said 7v7 was astonishing but also very much highlighted their limit at the same time. While they had failed to make a powerful statement before that, their strong showing in the playoffs bracket (after having lost to GVT in the groups) served as a testimony of a tenacious mental fortitude and certainly unlocked the potential of many of their players. But outside of their victory against Virgins, which shouldn't be undervalued, they were unable to do much against Poosy in the following match nor were they able to defeat PB in the bronze despite a close scoreline, 5-7. Maskman's team has shown that - GVT's incident taken aside - they were constantly able to prevail against the teams arguably just below them in power rankings but on the other hand, they never managed to act as a serious threat for the very best of the EGS.

At the very beginning of the EGS, Enigma could have been such a threat. The team boasted an impressive collection of german top players coupled with improved mid-tier Nightwing, Eastwind & Felociraptor. The first edition showed just that with Enigma absolutely crushing every opposition on their way and giving Poosy a run for their money in the semi-final. Nevertheless, their 6-7 defeat in the bronze match against PB was the first of many frustration to come. In the following 6v6, they were on the losing side of that incredible battle against Virgins in the quarter-finals. In the 7v7, they once again played their hearts out against Poosy but missed that little extra touch that could have given them the required edge. In the last 5v5 two weeks ago, they were unable to do anything against Legends' decisiveness, conceding their larger defeat up to this point in the playoffs.

This explains why despite the undeniable qualities of their players and a certain thirst for success, Virgins, Enigma & NSS still miss one or several key components that could allow them to not only challenge the bigger teams on a more regular basis but also pose a serious threat in the playoff final of the EGS with their upset potential.
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Snappers & CCCP aiming to stabilize

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Currently, if we were to stop the EGS and take the 8 best teams to go into the playoffs, CCCP & Snappers both would make the cut. While it's hard to deem that undeserved, as they demonstrated a strong constancy amongst the mid-tier, one could argue they are far from being in a comfortable spot, only between 40-60 points above their direct opposition for the last playoff spots.

Out of the two, Snappers has been the most regular squad, making three top 8 out of the four editions, only failing in the most recent one against Legends. Though it may seem they often got 'lucky' with their round of sixteen draws (being matched against 13e or MM when they were arguably harder opponents in the rest of the bracket) their decisive victory against NSS in the second edition also shows they had no trouble beating a team of their calibre when being matched against one. Obviously, they never stood much of a chance against the really top teams of the EGS but Snappers doesn't boast with a superstar roster. Though the line-up is made of capped veterans who don't have much to prove anymore, GI's team is undoubtedly one that relies on better teamplay and cohesion to beat you, rather than pure raw skill. And although they will have to mind the danger that represents the few teams just below them, so far, so good.

CCCP's run in the EGS has been slightly more chaotic, but still very interesting to look at. Much like Snappers, they never failed to make it out of the groups and never managed to pull off a magical upset against a much better team. But that's where the comparison ends. During the first edition, CCCP already showed a lot of inconsistency, losing to MM in their group and not being able to prevail against NSS in the first playoff match (although they did make it close). The second edition was much more coherent in what you could expect from the CIS team, defeating Snappers in their group and absolutely decimating the likes of BlackKnights in the playoffs to secure a top 8. But since then, things have been going up & down for MarxeiL and his boys. They did recruit Wursti as a solid addition to maintaining their ranking but were defeated by 13e Academy in the 7v7 group and only survived GVT's scares by a margin (5-4). Their last tournament was arguably their worse performance to date, starting well by defeating Amaterasu in the groups but then losing to Snappers, only to be upset by BlackNights - a team they had defeated with ease previously - in the round of sixteen. 

Although very different in essence, CCCP & Snappers performance in the EGS make them the strongest candidate to maintain the 7th & 8th spots at the end of the season. But there is no doubt that the results of the last two tournaments will make for a lot of the teams' future and with that many teams in ambush to steal their place, they can't allow any mistakes to happen. 
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NPP, BlackKnights & GVT rising in momentum

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They may not have made as much noise as some other teams of a somewhat equivalent level but NPP, BK & GVT are all here to stay. NPP never had it easy but they only failed one to make it to the playoff stage, which still speaks volumes about the potential of that team. They even managed to secure a top 8 finish in the second edition which explains why currently hold the 9th spot in this EGS season and undoubtedly have a shot to make it to the playoffs. In the last edition, they were still extremely close to reproducing such a performance by upsetting their cousin's team, NSS, in the round of sixteen, only losing by the smallest of margins, 4-5.

BlackNights' story is probably even more impressive. Ruler's team started with pretty much nothing, being entirely remade for the EGS with a new roster. The French captain trusted a lot of upcoming players who showed a strong interest in the game by spending dozen hours each week on the WBMM and attending a lot of practice matches and clearly, the synergy they can currently demonstrate is nothing but the result of hard work. They were rewarded by two top 16 finish in the first & second edition and only missed a spot in the third by losing two unfortunate matches in the group vs NSS & GVT, 4-5 twice. But BK's eagerness to improve never seemed to slow down and two weeks ago, they managed to put on their best show yet, upsetting CCCP in the round of sixteen and taking 4 rounds out of Poosy in the quarter-finals. Mesmerising when you look at a roster that didn't exist two months ago.

Nevertheless, if you want to look at the most 'feel-good' story of this EGS, you cannot fail to mention GVT. The euro-American squad has been nothing but heroic this far and you can't help but praise the value brought by Horse, Mikey, Yoshi and Piktonns. Probably a bit bored by the lack of challenge and activity presented in their own region, these four have been instrumental in GVT's capacity to disturb the natural hierarchy of the EGS. It started from day one when they almost managed to upset the 13e Academy by being one round away to qualify for the knockout stage. The second edition was a bit more disappointing, not managing to achieve much in a group made of CCCP, Snappers and ProudBoys but in the last two tournaments, GVT clearly picked up the slack, upsetting NSS in the very last match of the group to steal the 2nd playoff seed from them. Matched against CCCP in the round of sixteen, they once again only missed one tiny round to reach their first top 8, pushing the CIS team to its very limit, 4-5. In the fourth edition of the EGS2, they once replicated a similar surprising performance by defeating the 13e Academy in their group, quite convincingly one must add, taking their revenge from the first edition and reaching another top 16 while sending a direct opponent packing earlier than expected.

No matter which way you look at it, these three teams are the reason why a tournament eco-system of such stature was required, to allow them to flourish and outdo themselves.
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Gordon & 13e Academy failing to show-up

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While some teams perform above expectations, some others also fail to deliver. Gordon & 13e Academy both had rosters that could have achieved impressive results but so far, they have been average at best and the last tournament showed just that.

The 92nd groupfighting team lead by Dan & Vegi didn't make it out of the group in the first edition but at least did they put on a fight, defeating the weakest squad of their group 5-0 while taking two rounds against both Amaterasu & Snappers. The disappointment came out of their 4-5 loss against BlackKnights which prevented them from gaining a spot in the following phase. With Dayboul and Faisan joining the roster shortly after, Gordon was expected to improve their performance, and they did. They smashed NPP and 13e in their group and took the 2nd seed, but then once again underperformed against an opponent they could have beaten, Fluss. Since then, however, things have been going downhill for their squad as they existed in the groups of the third and fourth, being very unfortunate in one but vastly underperforming in the last. Thus far, the team has failed to make a lasting impact in the ranking but the potential is still there, with two tournaments left.

13e's path in the EGS has been different but equally frustrating. The Frenchmen's debuts were correct, upsetting Virgins in their group but dropping a frustrating loss against Snappers in the round of sixteen. In the second tournament, they made their life much harder than expected, losing their opening to a strengthened Gordon's squad and having the biggest of difficulties to prevail against SF & NPP. Although they qualified in the end, they could not replicate their performance of earlier against Virgins, being dismantled by the European squad 5-1. With BlackBeard as an emergency sub in the third edition, they clearly showed a surprising depth in their roster, stomping Amigos and SF in their groups and managing to upset CCCP but it was NSS that put an abrupt end to what had the potential to be a powerful run. Yet again, Nock and his men were unable to capitalize on that solid performance two weeks after that, dropping a massive 3-0 advantage against NSS in the groups and losing to GVT in the decider match for the 3rd place. This was one of the biggest underperformance, all teams considered, in four editions of the EGS and potentially spoiled the Frenchman's chances of making a top 8 finish but the season is far from over and 13e Academy can still pull off a miracle. Safe to say, however, that their faith is no longer in their sole hands.
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Fluss' heroic fight in group of death

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Another quiet team that puts a lot of work behind the scenes is Fluss. Their squad is made of some of the most involved german players in the last few months, which, very much like the players in BlackKnights, have put countless hours in training on WBMM and other supports. Only a few people realised it but their performance in the first edition was still very decent, having close losses against NPP & SF and managing to take three rounds against ProudBoys. The fifth-place they got was certainly not a fair representation of their potential and in the following tournament, they made the best of the opportunities they were given, defeating Elements & Misty Moutain in their groups while putting a decent fight against the tougher oppositions of Virgins & Poosy. They stepped up massively in the round of sixteen and managed to upset Gordons to qualify for their first quarter-final. Matched against ProudBoys, they didn't crumble under the pressure whatsoever and although they missed some tiny details to steal away the win, they managed to take home a valiant 5-7 defeat against a top 3 team in the EGS. Unfortunately for them, the 7v7 proved to be a format too hard to handle for such a young team that might not have possessed as much depth as the other teams in their group such as NPP for instance. They exited the group in fourth place without being able to offer much of a fight. The return to 5v5 could have been a welcoming sight for the german squad but unfortunately, they were placed in the group of death with Amaterasu, Snappers & CCCP. They once again fought valiantly, taking at least two or three rounds against teams that are definitely much stronger than them and prevailed in a tense derby against their german counterparts from Amigos.

Their current 15th place might be coherent in regards to their result but certainly doesn't do justice to the hard work and passion shown by the Fluss members and although it's hard to see them qualifying for the playoffs stage, they can still massively impact the EGS final hierarchy.
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Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: EGS Official on September 19, 2021, 07:35:21 pm
Thank you for Tardet for following through with this with difficulties and time constraints he has had, we appreciate it!
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Wursti on September 19, 2021, 07:40:51 pm
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Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Tardet on September 19, 2021, 07:42:19 pm
It undoubtedly comes late but I hope the players will appreciate the fact I tried to mention almost every team in the EGS where you usually only mention a couple when you reflect on the interesting storylines for one edition.

Was a nice exercise to warm up for the RGL contents, thank you Vol for giving me the chance to do that.
Title: Re: EGS | Season 2 Tournament #4 | 5v5 | 05.09
Post by: Hertz on September 19, 2021, 11:48:59 pm
Locking the thread