Psunfragga — After a quick glance at Division 1B you could be forgiven for being curious about who some of these teams are. Shake off that sleepy haze! The season is here and its return has brought about team name and roster changes with a multitude of players returning from soaking in the sun. Let’s take a closer look at the exciting matches we have been graced with in Week 1. The maps this week are cp_badlands and cp_gullywash.
The panellists for this week include: Mar (Decerto), Vad (Eternity), Torden(Broder), Zappis (Illegal) and Koeitje (CommanderX is our bitch- get a real name!)
idk? Black vs. Yoyotech
Straight into the action of idk? Black versus Yoyotech there are high hopes for a tight game being played. Yoyotech achieved an auto invite into the Excello cup Invitationals and idk? narrowly missed out on this spot to participate after being defeated by Crack Clan in close BO3 games. idk? Black are currently seeking a medic after the departure of TopGear and this inconsistancy to their roster may be their downfall in this match up with Yoyotech not making a change for over 2 months.
- Mar, Vad, Zappis, Torden, Koeitje: Yoyotech
BLAST vs. The MIPC Organization
BLAST vs The MIPC Organization should not be taken lightly as little birds have been singing high praises of both teams in recent pcws. BLAST are the lovechild of France and sport names Payard, Gladia and Plapla who have been previously tested in the division 1 waters. Finland are also keen to get in on the united country roster action with the MIPC Organization; represented by the likes of Tunttu, Suni and Moose. This game is probably the most interesting to spectate for gaining a stronger opinion of both teams and how well they’ll fare in the future of Division 1B.
Vad, Torden: Blast
Zappis: MIPC
Mar, Koeitje: Draw
Crack Clan vs Paroxysm Level Up
Crack Clan have been participating in cups during the run up to the season start, taking the sought after Excello Cup invite from the jaws of idk? Black. Their week one adversaries come in the form of Paroxysm, a team who were originally seeded Premier in Season 9 of ETF2L. Paroxysm have suffered a multitude of roster changes over the summer with Demourge last being seen as demo. Most recently the departure of Prozak and Hykleri from the roster leaves us wondering what is going on. Let us know!
- Mar, Vad, Zappis, Torden, Koeitje: Crack Clan
Update: Since this article has gone to press, Paroxysm have dropped out of ETF2L and Level Up are in, featuring giants such as Santa and nvc. Division 1B is definately heating up now with so many strong contenders to take 1st place. Post your predictions in the comments below!
XEN Team vs Visualise Your Enmity
XEN Team may be relatively unknown for most players but I’ve had the displeasure of being killed by Spirit in pcw’s. They previously participated in Division 1 of Season 9 and have since seen the departure of Trox from their roster. Unphased by a roster change, Xen have not added a replacement which suggests that someone from inactivity is back to help them to victory. Visualize Your Enmity are the same roster previously known as Twitch and UV-Gaming. Sporting the medic Skeej at the reins of a team with an abudance of potential, I’m calling it right now – this team will cause upsets!
Vad, Zappis, Torden: Visualise Your Enmity
Mar, Koeitje: Draw
Originally published on VanillaTV (vanillatf2.org) on 2011-09-21 by psunfragga.
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.