On time and under budget, it's the latest instalment of the always enthralling ESL coverage
Things seem to be slowing down in the sixth season of the Electronic Sports League’s 6on6 Team Fortress 2 League. Damn that’s a catchy name! Yessir, as we reach midpoint of this delightful affair it seems that teams are finding it harder and harder to schedule their games.
In fact, none of the Week 6 games have been pencilled in on the calendar, let alone played, and the default date was yesterday. Heavens above! Someone call Robin Walker! It seems that team schedules have reached saturation point, with ESL, ETF2L, EMS and Wireplay all placing demands on the crème de la crème.
Hopefully the Premier Division action that I have grown to love will not be side-lined in favour of those other cash-bearing competitions, but that might at least serve to highlight that ESL Premium is not the carrot to dangle in front our donkeys...
When will Team Fortress 2 graduate to big boy status in the ESL’s eyes? Why aren’t we considered fit for cash prize leagues where ESL Premium is a requirement of entry as opposed to an alluring prize? As I understand it the ESL Premium service currently offers nothing specific to players of the world’s number one war-themed hat simulator. Sort it out!
The Standings
| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | For | Against | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCM-Gaming | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 |
| Epsilon eSports | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
| Power Gaming | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Mister | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| FakkelBrigade | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Team Refuse | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
As we are halfway through the season, bar one game unplayed, I thought I’d dust off ye olde league table so we can have a look at the big picture. TCM-Gaming’s position at the top is precarious with Epsilon eSports firing on all cylinders at the moment and holding a game in hand.
Power Gaming’s season may already be over, with a disappointing draw against FakkelBrigade earlier in the season and a thorough pounding from Epsilon back in Week 1. If there is hope for their campaign, it starts this week or not at all.
Mister have proven themselves a cut above their lower table peers, but have yet to get that breakthrough result against the top three that they sorely need. As those other two teams, the less said the better!
The Fixtures and Thoughts
Mister's David "Jan" Martínez thinks...
"Exciting match between two of the best teams in Europe at the moment. Power have here their opportunity to score a big victory and prove that their new scout pair is awesome and they don't only live through their soldiers. Epsilon looks very solid, as if Sneis has been playing with them for months, and I think they have the upper hand on this match; hoping for a close match with Epsilon taking the victory."
Power Gaming's Kalle "Hymzi" Honkala thinks...
"Ooh, that’s better since Refuse got their new line-up going... will be interesting to see how Honky fits in and to see whether these class changes will work for them... though TCM will most likely take this since they are way more organized in matches compared to Refuse. But who knows, maybe Refuse will put up a fight on one of the maps? Oh and skinnie and zerox will probably win the match for TCM once again!"
Team Refuse's Henry "fluffy" Rantanen thinks...
"Even though Mister are doing great, they just can’t match bob joe and insane's damage output... FakkelBrigade to rape 4-2 4-1.
P.S. If FB lose it’s LoopeR’s fault!
His and ugly baby’s!
Shit! Don’t write that last statement... I don’t wanna get stabbed at next LAN"
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Originally published on Cadred.org on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:38:54 +0000 by James J. McDonnell.
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