The other sleeper squad came in the form of legacy Team Smoke . Smoke had a quiet start to their weekend , defeating Rouge in a slow match and then taking a second-round loss to Infamous . But they hung around all weekend , actually surprising ac : Empire with a flag hang after making the transition from the mounds field to the hyper field , and that match would be enough to earn them a spot in the semifinals on Sunday .
Bracket B also had its fair share of surprises from the start . Image , out to defend their series from last season , would quickly take pole position with six-straight flag hangs to start their weekend . But it was the Ohama Bulls who showed their horns .
The Bulls doled out a beating to The Farm to start their weekend and then went on a run . They won five out of six matches , with only one misstep against Adrenaline , earning themselves a spot in the semifinals .
There , they put the hurt on a red-hot Fight Club and went into their matchup against a stacked ac : Empire .
The All Americans sputtered a bit , dropping their first match to underdogs Louisville Asylum and never really being able to overcome that . Aftershock , on the other hand , came out throwing a haymaker at The Misfits . No one raised an eyebrow when the cross-town Chicago rivalry matchup hit the start box , expecting it to be the usual foregone outcome . But to everyone ’ s surprise it would be Fight Club giving the business to Aftershock . ‘ Shock would slowly lose steam as the weekend progressed .
Going into the Semi-finals , Infamous woke up and their bracket would see the most fierce competition of the weekend . Infamous took it to the local boys with MVP Dark Ops with a fast flag grab and hang , but then took a 95-10 loss to Image .
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