Skully — After 3 weeks of tough gaming we finally have our sweet 16, the 16 nations that will compete to decide the best TF2 nation in Europe (and USA). Tonight starts the knockout stages, with 3 games happening tonight, stay up to date with VanillaTV as we will be casting one and (hopefully) providing STVs for the other two. With that being said, I present to you tonight’s casted game:
Fresh off an impressive ending to their group stages, Russia looks to keep their momentum going as they take on the tough challenge of Sweden. Russia’s only lost one game in the group stages, and that was against potential finalists Israel. However the Swedes have yet to drop a map, giving up just 7 points in 6 maps and 5-0′ing half of their maps. With no Badlands in the maps tonight (As the Russians eliminated it first), the Russians look to have a good chance with the maps being played. As Granary and Gullywash will be the 2 maps tonight (with Snakewater as the decider if needed). On paper, the Swedes look the favorite with the likes of Zebbosai, voted Solider of season 12, Beavern on scout and (providing he doesn’t drop many ubers) TheSucker. The entire Swedish team is stacked with past and present talent, however the Russians have team history to go with. And with the combo of Whiteglow on medic (who loves to use kritz more as his medi-gun) and the impressive demo GDK, can the Russians provide a shock this early in the knockout stages?
Tune in tonight at the slightly earlier time of 20:45 CEST on VanillaTV with Myself and Pledge on the mics and Comedian holding the camera as we take you through another night of high quality European TF2 action
EDIT: I have been informed that TF2World.Ru TV will be doing a cast in Russian for our friends in the the Western European country, being streamed by our fellow VTV buddy Warden and casters Mort and Nabique
England are regarded as one of the favorites to win the whole tournament. Tonight they will play underdogs Norway, who after a strong showing against USA, look to gain momentum as they challenge the mighty English
Elsewhere, the other favorites in the tournament, Germany get their knockouts started as they take on Poland. The Germans have been on a roll and with some of the players playing in the successful Highlander team, can they keep their impressive roll going? Check out this page for more information about relays for both these games
Originally published on VanillaTV (vanillatf2.org) on 2012-08-09 by Skully.
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.