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Not content to be cannon fodder for the
pros, A team Has No Name managed to
win their quarterfinal round against Team
Vira,l but was unable to contend against
the might of District 69. The skill gap was
visible and although they put up a valiant
fight, District 69 won 3-0 to face off
Week 2 and 3 saw a huge shake up when against Burrito Gaming, their archrivals. Once
Astral Authority in North America won both again, Burrito showed us why they are one
weeks securing them a spot in the final with of the top ranked teams in the world beating
210 points after the four weeks. Their team District 69 3-0.
composition was regularly damage heavy
with an extra damage dealer or Flanker taking On the North American side, the open
the support spot on the roster. This proves bracket teams also showed a lot of hidden
once again that the Winter Classic was a talent. Xenosy advanced against Fakeout in
playground for out of the box tactics. Xenosy, the quarter finals and A Team Has No Name
Vertu, and Vexx Gaming (formally Arise) secured a win against Team AGG. We saw
secured the other positions. a similar end for these two teams, as they
both went down fighting in their matches
On the EU side, we saw a similar landslide against the undefeated MatchPoint and Eager
victory when A Team Has No Name dominated respectively. MatchPoint won the final 3-0 and
week 2, 3, and 4. They ended the open cemented the position were the favourites
bracket competition with a comfortable leading into the Paladins Invitational.
300 points. In contrast t Astral Authority,
their winning compositions followed the There were too many standout moments from
turtle philosophy, as they regularly fielded the first Evie’s Winter Classic to name them
two tanks and sometimes even a Support. all. Boundaries were consistently pushed
This composition was clearly built around and there was a surprise waiting in
a strategy and they made capturing the every match. Without a
objective seem like a walk in the park. doubt the Winter
The champions circuit team Kings of the Classic was
North disbanded, which meant that five some of the
open bracket teams would qualify for the best competitive
finals. Along with A Team Has No Name, Paladins we
Moosesports, WASD Sports, Breakout, and have seen
finally Astrix would face off against the big being played
dogs. to date.
By Clive Dorrington
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