Oh boy round 3 here we go. All the teams still playing have qualified to play in im at this point, so it's all for glory and potential esports money from here on out. Sorry for the write ups being shorter this time around, but I was more rushed writing these because of the short time in between rounds.

[b]indust we trust (#1) vs Playground Tactics (#4)[/b]

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indust we trust will be facing their first real obstacle of the playoffs in Playground Tactics. I'm not too sure which way this match will go since supposedly this is both teams' worst map, but I'm inclined to think indust will continue their winning streak. While Playground Tactics may have some of the best DMers in Open in Rikachu and insom, I think indust is more well-rounded and their stronger soldiers should help them a lot on granary. I really want to see Playground Tactics get the upset here, but I'm going to give it to indust we trust. Should be a close match - indust wins 5-3.

Players to watch: Bill, kL, Rikachu, insom

[b]The Crunchy Bunch (#3) vs Tonights Entertainment (#7)[/b]

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Following what I consider to be an upset last round, Tonights Entertainment have found themselves matched up against the crunchy bunch. Mausy shouldn't have as much control of the flow of the game on granary, and I think that the scouts of the crunchy bunch are strong enough to fend off dflame and Stratovarius. The Crunchy Bunch has better soldiers, so I think they should win this; however, the teams that form around Rex and peyote are historically terrible at granary, so I'm inclined to think the match should be close. I'm giving this to The Crunchy Bunch 5-3.

Players to watch: Rex, Rekuso, Mausy, dflame

[b]New Faith Church Gaming (#15) vs Rent-a-Homies (#16)[/b]

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NFCG really surprised me last round when they got romped by Tonights Entertainment; after going back and watching the match though, I'm pretty sure that they're just horrible at viaduct. They'll be back in their push map comfort zone this time, so expect them to start showing some dominance again. Unfortunately, I don't think serv0 is going to be enough to win this match for the rentable homies. NFCG should win this 5-2.

Players to watch: serv0, clorg, cabin

[b]Zaboomacrew (#11) vs The Peppercock Family (#13)[/b]

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Funny that these teams should meet up in playoffs after being deprived of this very match-up in week 8 of the regular season. Zalfy shouldn't be able to have as much of an impact on this match as he usually does, with granary not exactly being one of the most scout friendly maps. I'm going to say that Zaboomacrew has the upper hand in terms of heavy classes though, which should be the deciding factor of this match. I'm predicting Zaboomacrew to win this 5-4, I think this should be one of the closer matches this week.

Players to watch: Zalfy, kace, avast

[b]Toon Gang (#6) vs slippin with slipz v2 (#12)[/b]

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I don't really have much to say about this match, unless there are more ddos shenanigans then slippin with slipz should have this in the bag. Slipz wins 5-2 if they don't get ddos'd.

Players to watch: synchro, powermangoes, bsc, defiance

[b]Hanky Panky (#2) vs gettin cozy (#8)[/b]

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Hanky Panky managed to scrape a win on viaduct by thoroughly utilizing the minigun aka fun vacuum. Fortunately for gettin cozy, heavies won't work outside of last. If Hanky Panky gives a repeat performance of their round 1 match then I don't see them coming out on top here. Here's hoping they start to step up their game for playoffs. gettin cozy wins 5-2.

Players to watch: Hugh Laurie, Fan of Angels, Noko, Frostfir3