Of the 16 pro teams in the preliminary rounds
only one team won their four games. Any
guesses? Yes, Edmonton Impact. And only
Paris Camp Carnage, Toulouse TonTon and
Joy Division each won three. That left most
of the teams with two wins in a crowded mid-
level pro bracket.
Edmonton Impact squaring off against
Moscow Red Legion. To this point in the
season Joy Division has been hanging around
making or just missing the ochos. But here
in Chantilly they’ve played their best ball of
2018. And that continued in the semifinals
but it just wasn’t quite enough as Houston
Heat pulled out a one point victory, 5-4. On
In the ocho rounds MLKings, one of the two the other side of the semifinal bracket it was
win teams to make the cut, lost to Ronholt Edmonton Heat taking out Moscow Red
Blast, another two wins teams. Also in the Legion, 6-4.
ochos Houston Heat beat Breakout Spa. Eight
teams would enter the quarterfinals with four In the third versus fourth game it was
hoping to advance to the semifinals. Those Moscow Red Legion playing angry, shutting
four advancing would be Edmonton Impact, out Joy Division 5-0. In the finals Edmonton
Joy Division, Houston Heat and Moscow Red Impact ran it up against Houston Heat 7-4
Legion.
for their second straight NXL Europe victory.
Edmonton Impact finished the season ranked
The semifinals saw two very tough matchups first in the professional division.
with Houston Heat facing Joy Division and
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