They then squared up against two outgunned squads in Team Smoke and a ragtag Fight Club , which they won handily . But on the hybrid field , Farside issued them an embarrassing 96-8 ‘ L ’.
Whether it was a shock to the ego , an adjustment for jet lag , or the fields firming up as the water receded , something shifted for acEmpire after the Farside game . After that , they found their footing , dropped the hammer , and never looked back .
The heartbreak award for the weekend certainly goes to Farside .
Coming into Texas with a number one ranking , Farside played an astounding tournament , winning all eight of their prelim games with pull-and-hangs , and averaging only 4 dead players per game .
They had the momentum behind them going into the semi finals on Sunday . There , they watched Team Smoke defeat Chicago Aftershock in a drawn out battle - Smoke was whittled down to only two alive before they managed to make their move for the flag .
‘ Shock bounced back hard from their loss to Smoke . For the last semifinal match , Aftershock surprised the always patient Farside 95-8 to take the second seed into the finals , and knocked Farside out of their first place rank in the league .
In the finals , Image put together a pair of nail biters . First , they toppled Aftershock 22-13 . “ Shock would take third place on the podium , but accumulate enough points to move ahead of Farside and reclaim first place in the overall rankings .
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