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absolutely destroyed almost every opponent he went against,

often times with first blood coming as a direct result of his

performance. In what was probably their best set against

Slaughter Slugs, Town had a few different players make

big statements. Mexiety proved his worth with a dominant

Thor, going 6/1/12, and a strong Awilix. Sops struck fear

into the hearts of NA hunters with his Hou Yi, going 8/0/3

against a strong Slaughter Slugs squadron. Perhaps more

impressive was Balentine, who showed strong support

ability on Sylvanus and Terra. In the two games he played

as one of those two gods, he died a combined two times,

and garnered himself 21 assists and 4 kills along the way. If

there was any “weak link” on the team, it would have to be

Viper, but don’t pretend that Viper played poorly, because he

didn’t. Viper had a good performance on Ra, hitting a few

snipes and pumping out lots of healing. He also had a great

performance on Zeus, going 4/3/11 in his final game against

Slaughter Slugs. And while his performance didn’t match his

teammates three weeks ago, that could very easily change.

Following a relatively clean 2-1 victory over

Slaughter Slugs, Cope and his team had the unfortunate

chance to play In Memory of Gabe. Just like every

other team to face in Memory of Gabe, sans Astral

Authority, Cope and Co. lost decisively 0-2 (Astral

Authority only lost 1-2, but then next week lost 0-2).

In Relegations, Cope is Still the Problem will face

off against other SPL-Caliber teams, and that is a

daunting task for many of these players. They enter

relegations as underdogs, but they have the potential

to pull out a few victories and advance into the SPL.

If they lose in Relegations, Cope and Co. could very

easily take home the Challenger’s Circuit and advance

into the SPL next split in the Summer. While this team

isn’t world class yet, with enough practice against top

teams, their innate mechanical ability, and dedication to

the game they could easily become a top NA team.

By Isaac Weissman

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