ARTICLE
SPL SUMMER
SPLIT UPDATE
By Joshua Newberry
T
he Summer Split has generated more
After six weeks of competitive play, the EU
excitement than the Spring Split before
standings present an interesting picture: teams are
it, due to better production, the expansion in the
currently tied for third place, and play each other
regions, and the SPL Season Ticket. It’s a good
to decide who will make the trip to Atlanta for the
time to be a fan of SMITE, and here, at the end
Summer Split Finals. Titan currently leads the region
of the Summer Split, I’d like to catch you up on
with a 10-2 record, with Fnatic on their heels at 9-3.
where we stand in the SMITE Pro League.
Tied for third place are Trig Esports and London
Conspiracy, both with 8-4 records. Epsilon ESports
THE STANDINGS
has a split record of 6-6, likely avoiding the necessity
to qualify again for the Fall Split, although a pair of
We are seeing some of the best SMITE plays ever
losses to their Thursday opponent, Team Dignitas
this Split, and the standings, I think, reflect this. The
high level of play has resulted in a largely wide open
Rounding out the region are Upcoming Stars (2-10)
field for making it to the Summer Split LAN Event at
and The NightsWatch (1-11; picking up their sole
the end of July. The coming weeks are more important
win so far in their bout against Epsilon in week six).
than ever for teams to lock up every win they can.
6
(4-8), will drop Epsilon into the bottom three for EU.
This week is the match between Trig and London
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