The Games
The Professional division saw three teams go undefeated in the preliminary rounds . San Diego Dynasty , Columbus LVL and Edmonton Impact . The Latin Saints , won a very respectable three preliminary round games in their first event ever . Tampa Bay Damage , Red Legion , who were forced to drop their “ Russian ” prefix , Houston Heat and San Diego Aftermath also won three first-round games . For those that didn ’ t have the luxury to be at the event or watch the live broadcast by Gosports , the Latin Saints ’ only preliminary round loss came at the hands of San Diego Dynasty 7-2 . Welcome New Orleans Hurricanes to the Pro division of the NXL — after a 6-0 blanking of Portland Uprising the hurricanes lost their final three preliminary round games . The learning curve is steep …..
In the Ocho rounds it was Sad Diego Aftermath over MLKings 5-4 and Latin Saints dominating Los Angles Infamous 7-2 .
The quarterfinal rounds were bloody — San Diego Aftermath won a brutal battle against Houston Heat 8-7 . And in an even bigger surprise game Columbus LVL battled hard and beat the Red Legion 5-4 . The third matchup featured powerhouse Edmonton Impact versus the new shiny pro team , Latin Saints . In another battle , the Latin Saints sent Impact home 6-5 . And finally , San Diego Dynasty just got by the feisty Tampa Bay Damage 4-3 . Whew ! Four onepoint games in the quarterfinals .
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