ESL’s third week will be wrapped up as of tonight, so why on earth am I writing these predictions today? Welcome to top level TF2, where we only play one game per week. And don’t start throwing i42 at me as an excuse, only one of the teams listed here actually attended. Top players are always complaining that there isn’t enough coverage for TF2, but you’re really not making it easy for us. Get your games scheduled and play them on time.
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| Team 1 | Score | Comments | Score | Team 2 |
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| Button Bashers | Granary 4 Snakewater 5 | Button Bashers' last official was two weeks ago to this day, in which they beat Team Thermaltake across two maps. Granary was an extremely close game, with BB winning by just one round. This rematch promises to be just as close. I feel that BB will take this, once again, as they will have gelled with Numlocked even more since the last game. The wildcard here is, of course, Snakewater. ButtonBashers are surely the favourites here, with a wealth of experience on the map (winning the ETF2L 1 night cup back in January). I can't imagine that Tt have had much time to play the map recently. Matchlink | Granary 2 Snakewater 2 | Team Thermaltake |
| Power Gaming | Granary 5 Snakewater 5 | Word on the street is that Monster Munch have folded. With no medic, Joske going AWOL, Harbleu looking for a new team, Ghent apparently being considered for Infused, Vlad Drac only just returning from China, and Arx having more problems with ESL Wire, it seems like they're dead in the water. If they do show up for this game, which I sincerely doubt, expect a roll, which will probably be the final nail in the coffin for the Monster Munch squad. Shame, that. Matchlink | Granary 0 Snakewater 0 | Monster Munch |
| Team Dignitas | Granary 2 Snakewater 5 | TCM are yet to even play an ESL official, so it's a wonder if this will ever get played. Despite their lack of activity in ESL, they are undefeated across 6 maps in ETF2L (though admittedly their opponents left a lot to be desired). Dignitas have been looking on good form as of late, the only blemish on their record being a rather surprising loss to K1ck on Badlands. Granary will definitely be a close call. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended with a golden cap. Bybben has informed me that Dignitas have been playing Snakewater quite a bit as of late, which surely will give them the edge over TCM, who probably haven't played it, what with Byte moving house. Matchlink | Granary 3 Snakewater 2 | TCM-Gaming |
| redCode | Granary 2 Snakewater 4 | Congratulations to both K1ck and redCode, for actually getting their game played on time! This makes my job a bit easier, as I don't really have to say anything here. Oh, one thing, if ESL Wire is giving you problems, please don't whine about it in in-game chat. You look like a tool. Thanks. Matchlink | Granary 5 Snakewater 2 | K1ck eSports |
Originally published on VanillaTV (vanillatf2.org) on 2011-05-01 by honeymustard.
Recovered from the Internet Archive (archived copy) as part of tf2esports.com's preservation of VanillaTV's TF2 coverage. The original site is no longer online. All rights remain with the original author; reposted for historical reference.