Semi-Pro Division
The SemiPro Division of NXL Europe is always an unpredictable scene . With players in flux and the developmental squads often used as feeders , it is rare to find consistent rosters one event over the next . That said , the competition here is fierce , and the UK Invitational did not disappoint .
The Toulouse teams , the Black Wolves and Toulouse Purple , rode high through the prelims , And SL Benfica , the favorite going into the event , came out of the prelims hot . Having won all of their prelim matches easily , they sailed into the Quarterfinals looking solid .
Stockholm Ignition put together a stellar showing , spending a good part of the weekend battling it out with rivals Happening Leopoldsburg . Both teams were seeded in the same bracket for prelims and faced off for the first time for their first match on Saturday . The long , slow point would go to Ignition in a grueling 3-2 win . Ignition then took a surprise loss to Ring Warsaw . Both Happening and Ignition won the remainder of the prelim games to gain a berth in the Quarterfinals where they faced-off yet again . This time , Inition had Happening ’ s number and knocked them off 4-0 to take a top seed in the Semis
But it was the Ugly Ducklings of Denmark who were the sweethearts of the weekend .
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