missed the first event and would have been in the running if they had not. They managed to finish their season above two very complete teams in LVL and Underground
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Other teams to watch that put together a highly competitive season that were thwarted by missing events were Smoke, Clutch City Oilers, STL Threat, Seattle Cartel, Texas Titans, and BC Riot. If any of these teams return next season still intact, expect to see strong finishes from them.
Surprisingly, on the other end of the spectrum, both Wolfpack and Altitude Sickness did not put in a line, perhaps abandoning ship after a series of disappointing performances this season. It will be interesting to see if these teams are able to come back together for next year.
The division saw a string of draws, with no less than eleven matches ending in a tie, one of which would dispel Underground’ s chances shot at Sunday.
Competition in the leader’ s bracket did not disappoint. Louisville Asylum put together a phenomenal performance in the prelims, coming out undefeated for the number one seed going into Sunday. The Rejects showed tremendous discipline, taking Asylum to the wire in a tight match and falling to a last-second 3-2 loss. They would then go on to surprise the Noobies with a 5-1 lashing, foreshadowing what was to come.
The Noobies and the Beefy Boys, both saved by byes, were placed into the playoffs as the three and four seeds respectively, and they were joined by an undefeated STL Threat, BC Riot, and Seattle Cartel.
Brave would see the end of their weekend in the Ochos at the hands of the disruptor squad, Malicious. And Philly Corrupt advanced over the Texas Titans.
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