The ETF2L Nations Cup playoff stage has finished and after some tough matches there are only two nations left. Tonight we can all spectate these two nations battling for Europe's throne.
Team Finland has been a giant in the European scene ever since the beginning of TF2. With many teams on every different skill level, their resources seem never ending. As a result they have been able to put down a strong and stable nations team from the beginning of the Nations season earlier this year.
Belgium started off as one of the better teams, but was not considered to end up in the final by everyone. In the semi finals they defeated the United Kingdom though, which delivered them a spot in the final. Are they ready for the real deal?
Line-ups for the match (6 from these 7 will play)
The match will be played on the almost famous Four Kings server. It will be a spectacular best-of-five match, meaning that the first team to win three maps, wins the cup. If one map ends in a draw, it goes into overtime. The maplist for the match is as followed 1. cp_badlands, 2. cp_well, 3. ctf_turbine, 4. cp_pro_granary, 5. cp_gravelpit.
You can spectate the match on a 500 slots SourceTV provided by NerdVibes, or try to get a spot on the 4K server, but you will have to be fast for that. The NV SourceTV: 91.121.133.175:27020 or 91.121.133.25:27020
Next to these two SourceTV servers, you can join up with former Pwnage.TV Leonardo "leogeo" Gonzalez on his new organisation called Gamefire, who will be covering this promising, high quality game.
Next to this, ETF2L has also arranged French radio coverage on Nerdvibes and English commentary on QuadV. All the coverage will most probably begin around 20h CET.
Statement from Juho "Moose" Pättö
"I didn't expect Belgium to beat UK in the semi finals even though those guys have developed a lot over the past months. Still, I think that Byte and Stealthy missing really hurt UK. In any case, we're really glad that we managed to get a revenge against Sweden in the semis. After all, they beat us in the ESL Nations Cup final and I still consider them to be the biggest threat to us when it comes to these national games. I think that Belgium will give us a good fight but if they win the final, it will be a huge surprise.
We are looking forward to play an entertaining match and hopefully this game will be fun to watch as well. At least the coverage is plenty so pick the one you like and tune in :)"
Statement from Eckhart "ShitFly" Vandermaesen
"I think it's clear Finland is the favourite for the title. Looking at their line-up, all we can do is conclude it's very strong. This ofcourse does not mean Belgium will have no chance. We have already proven ourselves to be able to amaze and surprise earlier in the tournament, and we have only grown since then.
Before the cup started we aimed for a spot in the final. Tonight we will do everything we can to win this last match aswell. Where lies our power? In the fact that we have got an incredible teamspirit and we will go through the dust for each other."
Related Links:
European Team Fortress 2 League
Originally published on Cadred.org on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:53:37 +0100 by Hidde van Manen.
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