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ESEA-IM LR4 Prediction
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August 21, 2013

We wave goodbye to Dragonball Jav this round after they unexpectedly got rolled over on badlands. This round we have Knights of Grillz pitted against sals canal on viaduct.


Knights of Grillz (#2) vs sals canal (#3)

by Sakura

  • Grillz
  • Sureshot
  • Paddie
  • Chaaz
  • rb
  • Dennis
  • Sparrow
  • SS
  • slipz
  • Phrakture
  • Sal
  • zZa

It looks like rumors of sals canal's death have been greatly exaggerated. An overwhelming 5-1 victory over Dragonball Jav puts them in the lower bracket finals against Knights of Grillz. A better player than me once said that viaduct makes or breaks medics, and I couldn't agree more. The delicate positioning along with the new toys medics got (quick-fix and more recently exhibited vaccinator) have forced teams to expect the unexpected and place the utmost care in protecting their medic. Sparrow has done a very good job in keeping himself alive, having at least half of the deaths compared to the enemy medic in recent playoff games. Having said that, we know that viaduct is actually a demo map, as we've recently seen damage stats go all the way up to 600 damage per minute. In terms of raw damage output, Phrakture is one of the best and will have a good time squeezing every sticky for what it's worth and giving Knights of Grillz a hard time as they climb up that dangerous slope. On the other hand, Knight of Grillz made me eat my words as they played a very close 5-4 game against Chill to Good. In terms of DM, they might have the stronger players. However, viaduct is not always about DM, and some of the pushes of Knights of Grillz have occansionally been questionable. Expect to see tight play revolving around Sparrow from sals canal and every medigun to make its appearance at least once. 4-2 in favor of sals canal.

Players to watch: Sparrow, Phrakture, rb, SureShot

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#1
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you've predicted against us every round :(

you've predicted against us every round :(
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#2
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Phrakture is one of the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_7baOCYg-Q

[quote]Phrakture is one of the best[/quote]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_7baOCYg-Q
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#3
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not sure if dennis or strat is playing, but the real question is this: who will be brave enough to use the vaccinator?!?!

not sure if dennis or strat is playing, but the real question is this: who will be brave enough to use the vaccinator?!?!
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#4
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Phrakture "!add 4" to go fucking humongous

Phrakture "!add 4" to go fucking humongous
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#5
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grillzyou've predicted against us every round :(

cuz you're shit

[quote=grillz]you've predicted against us every round :([/quote]
cuz you're shit
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#6
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london_callingnot sure if dennis or strat is playing, but the real question is this: who will be brave enough to use the vaccinator?!?!

not us

[quote=london_calling]not sure if dennis or strat is playing, but the real question is this: who will be brave enough to use the vaccinator?!?![/quote]

not us
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#7
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the worst map for both of these teams?

the worst map for both of these teams?
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#8
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grillzyou've predicted against us every round :(

In the first playoffs week, you guys looked a little rusty coming back into scrims after a break. We weren't sure exactly how that would translate to playoffs, so we were a bit wary. I'll take the blame for the gully and metalworks pred for looking at scrims too much. After talking about it to some people, I can actually see either team winning the viaduct match. :D

[quote=grillz]you've predicted against us every round :([/quote]

In the first playoffs week, you guys looked a little rusty coming back into scrims after a break. We weren't sure exactly how that would translate to playoffs, so we were a bit wary. I'll take the blame for the gully and metalworks pred for looking at scrims too much. After talking about it to some people, I can actually see either team winning the viaduct match. :D
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#9
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ama

ama
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#10
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We are all winners.

We are all winners.
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#11
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I WANTED VIADUCT

rip

I WANTED VIADUCT

rip
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#12
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miss u viaduct

miss u viaduct
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