ALGS Year 4 Pro League ! Match Day 5 ! EMEA ! Groups A & C ! Apex Legends
TSM Phoenix: Neues Apex Legends Team setzt auf Zonen-Kontrolle und Coach Raven
Phoenix Legacy geht Partnerschaft mit TSM ein und firmiert nun als TSM Phoenix. Das Team setzt weiterhin auf Zonen-Kontrolle und profitiert von TSMs Ressourcen, inklusive Coach Raven. Ein dritter Spieler wird noch gesucht, während der Fokus auf der Playoff-Qualifikation liegt. Teams wie Aurora und CyberCats zeigen starke Leistungen.
Apex Legends
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00:09:59 WELCOME TO THE APEX LEGENDS GLOBAL SERIES. TODAY IS MATCH DAY 5 IN EMEA WHICH MEANS AFTER...
00:10:06 I am so excited Glitter but something you mentioned right there in your opening kind of caught me off guard.
00:10:32 Zephyr, are you even remotely prepared for all of the action that is about to go down today?
00:11:01 So hey, thankfully they're here as well.
Team Update: Phoenix Legacy wird zu TSM Phoenix
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00:11:16 Hopefully, you've had your full English breakfast as well, Zephyr, in preparation for today. Now, we have a lot to talk about here. Before we get into all of the action, though, we do have a little bit of a team update announcement, if you will, that we want to point out. And that is about Phoenix Legacy, the team that was formerly known as Phoenix Legacy, as they are now known as TSM Phoenix. And you know they have to be excited about that. I mean, Tiff, we have two TSMs now.
00:11:44 We do, and I couldn't be more excited that for every time I see where TSM in an EMEA broadcast chat, we can say they are right here. TSM Phoenix. So I guess they're not technically wrong. We're like, is TSM playing today? Of course they are. Of course they are.
00:12:01 Zephyr, deine Gedanken auf das? Ich erzähle dir, wenn es um TSM-Phoenix geht, nicht nur sind sie hier, aber auch haben sie einen Killer-Logo. Ich weiß, es ist noch nicht so gut, aber es ist nicht TSM-E. Du bist nicht falsch, Zephyr. Natürlich, mit einem Anrufen wie dieser, wir hatten auch die Zeit, zu reden mit dem Team zu reden, weil das ist ziemlich episch. Wir hatten eine Chance mit Sabz und Kairi.
00:12:30 to get their thoughts on what it's like to make ALGS history and what it's like to be on this newly named squad.
00:12:39 Und ich bin Kyrie. Und Alpha Draft ist unser 3rd teammate und wir sind TSM Phoenix. Es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig, es ist so großartig
00:13:03 TSM ist wie eine Familie zu mir. Sie helfen mir mit der Hardstuff.
00:13:29 Even in der Zeit, dass ich mich gut fühle, dass sie immer neben mir sind. Ich kann immer fragen, unsere Coach Raven, für die Hilfe und die Boysen, wenn wir etwas brauchen. Und natürlich, unsere Community ist großartig und wir lieben sie alle. Es hilft uns viel, dass wir mit Kai als Duell in der Frauen-Scene spielen können, weil wir viel mehr Praxis haben, dass wir in LGS nutzen können.
00:13:53 So we're not changing much, we're still sticking to playing zone, because we know we're comfortable with that, we're good at it. I think the only thing is that we're more comfortable playing from Jurassic, as it's more mid-zone, so we are going to be moving there. Sticking to the same comp, as for myself, I'm just gonna try and get more comfortable within my role as a fragger, but it'll get easier with the more experience I get.
00:14:19 It is impressive. I loved it. I loved it, Glitter. When I sit there and I watch it, not only does Kyrie have all of the Nessies and the Apex decorations, even the Wraith plushie in the back, but a lot of things that she mentioned, and Sabs including, they get access to all of TSM's resources, including Coach Raven, and even the move from Checkpoint to Jurassic really leans into their playstyle of that zone-heavy comp. And honestly, I'm excited to see what Zyrie brings to the table. Or Kyrie, my apologies. Where did Z come from? I don't know. Maybe I think it's Sabs.
00:14:46 Sabs? Or maybe you're gonna ask Zephyr his thoughts too, one or the other. Personally, I'll tell you what, when it comes down to it, the only thing I'm waiting for is for them to finally settle on a third. It has been a recipe of disaster for Phoenix Legacy and now, of course, TSM Phoenix for what feels like over two splits. So the minute they finally lock that one in, I know this roster will succeed. Yeah, I'm glad that we were able to chat with them a little bit. It was nice to hear from them and congratulations on the name team, but it's time for us to start setting the stage a little bit. We're gonna take a look at...
00:15:16 Wir sehen, wo unsere Teams sind. Und ich weiß, es ist ein bisschen early hier, Tiff, aber diese Teams müssen zu denken, was sie werden mit ihrer Position auf der Leaderboard machen.
00:15:25 The position on the leaderboard is everything. I'm already looking down the line for Season 20, of course, but Split 1 Playoffs. And with eight teams advancing from the EMEA region, you immediately have to jump down to that eighth place, which is kind of held in a tie between Alliance and U-AIM, now Passion UA. We'll get to that later. But Passion UA only has two days of play on the board, so they'll, of course, move up. But for teams like Element 6, Orglis and Hungry, 07, Aurora,
00:15:54 They are on par to meet that points cutoff for the playoffs threshold. Back in Split 1 of last year, that 8th place threshold was 83 points, and it was 84 in Split 2. So barring any major issues here throughout the rest of the regular season, I immediately think that we will see these teams qualify for playoffs, especially down to Aurora.
00:16:14 All right, and then as we take a look at the second page here, Zephyr, these are the teams that are just right outside that bubble that Tiff was just mentioning. You know they're going to be doing everything they can to push up inside of it. And especially coming out of things like our EMEA Roster Mania, squads like Vamo Quiere or Passion or even LCDF who have previous major playoffs or LAN experience, seeing them down here in the bottom 11th through 20th is definitely not...
00:16:40 Das ist etwas, was ich erwarte, vor allem, dass, für einige von diesen Rosterns, sie sind jetzt nur 2-Series played. Es ist nicht ganz do-or-die yet, aber wir sind auf das Cut-Off. Und dann, finally, wir haben unsere letzte Page hier. Ein paar Teams, die wir wollen uns aufhören. Aber natürlich, viele Teams auf diesem Page, also wie Zephyr, haben nur noch 1-2...
00:17:01 Wir sehen uns auf die Gruppe A und Group C.
00:17:30 Tiff, who jumps out at you on this list? Uh, can we just go ahead and say Aurora? I have to. Right there. They performed so well on the last match day, too. The org themselves on the timeline saying they want to jump to the top of the community-driven Apex Power rankings, so you know they're going to bring a lot to the table. Thinking back...
00:17:48 Und dann Zephyr, of course, give me your thoughts on which teams you are keeping your eyes on.
00:18:11 Ich würde gerne für Unter-Dog-Pickern aber ich fühle mich, dass es sich nicht um E6 zu bringen, vor dem E6 hier ist, vor dem heute Abend der Proving Punkt für dieses Roster ist. Obwohl, wenn sie in den Match-Ups von A vs B kommen, ist es der Grund, warum sie die Top-A-Wertig sind. Aber es ist die A vs C, das ist eine Herausforderung, und es ist die A-Wertigke, die sich jetzt auf die Herausforderung zu bringen. Und jetzt ist es die A-Wertigke, das ist eine Herausforderung.
00:18:37 After a little bit of a soft reset, before our halfway point, they'll finally get the return they still don't deserve. All right. Obviously, lots of teams here for us to be talking about. But every single show, there's always a couple that we kind of really want to focus and dial in on. It's time for us to take a look at our teams to watch here. Zephyr, I want to start with you. You chose CyberCats. Tell me about them.
00:19:02 Like I said, underdog stories are something that I tend to love, and with CyberCats for this roster, coming together at the start of our split here, a major toss between Ranches from previous reiterations of things like Major Pushers to Anya on 789 for multiple years. They had their obstacles, they faced their difficulties, starting off in 19th overall, jumping to 6th, and then of course last week...
00:19:25 Finally finishing in second. If this is the trajectory this team is on, especially after seeing what you see there on their world's edge, they're definitely a reason why I'm watching them today. Yeah, they're definitely a fantastic team to call out as they have steadily improved on their performance day over day. And we actually did have an opportunity to catch up with Sonia and see how he was feeling about playing with Cybercats and how their season has gone so far.
00:19:49 Hey everybody, my name is Xania and my teammates are Ranches and Londi. Our coach is Mr. Romaka and we're playing for Cybercats. The first day we're playing as duo. Our teammate Londi got a big storm outside and his electricity went off. So yeah, that's basically that's it. And the second day we're playing already this trio and we're not doing so well at Stormpoint.
00:20:19 Ich glaube, das ist der Weak-Punkt von Day 1. Storms. Aber ja, wir haben gut gemacht. Es ist Waldseisch und ja, wir haben den zweiten. Wir machen Tryouts mit Ranches. Er fragt mich, ob ich die Tryouts möchte und spielen mit ihm. Wir spielen für einen Monat zusammen, mit verschiedenen Squadern, mit verschiedenen Leuten.
00:20:46 Ended up with this roster with Alondi and Ranches and me.
00:20:54 I really love seeing CyberCats throughout their journey. And they brought up a very good point there. They had to play that first day as a duo due to the storms, but immediately bounce back on their next match day. And I hope they can keep the consistency here because they're not going to be contested on StormPoint, but they do have that contest over onto World's Edge at Harvester. But one of the teams that I've been keeping my eyes on is going to be U-Aim, a.k.a. Passion U-A. You have to start thinking about this roster.
00:21:24 So I'd love to bring up some highlights from that journey and kind of talk a little bit more about them because you start to think about it. I reached out to Max right after their match day and I was like, hey, you know, I understand you're the IGL kind of give me some information about why you've been so successful on certain days versus others and even more particular going straight towards the map. So Max is like, you know, I had a lot of time honing in my IGL skills from the days on Navi and more in particularly playing alongside Nasky and Dell on GM.
00:21:53 und KCP. Aber Sanya ist sogar besser bei den Mikro-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen. Und das ist etwas zu halten, besonders ihre Positionen. Aber sie sind hier mit einem nichts-to-lose-Mentality. Und ich denke, Sie können das in der Aggressiv-Naturein-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen-Kallen
00:22:22 Und dann voll send in to Storm to take out the last team. Artie, though, looks a little like, oh, are we really going to go? We're going to make this call? We're sending it? They are. And they completely annihilate with Max being able to clutch up there towards the end. And then I even kind of asked Max a little bit more questions like, hey, what's it look like on World's Edge? What's the difference makers there? And he's like, yo, we've been rotating out of staging when we flex between that and landslide with no beacon information. So let's look to...
00:22:51 Und dann auch die Signing für Passion U. A big deal hier. Congratulations. We just saw this drop within the last 24 hours, and it's so good to see them find a home. Another fantastic choice, Tiff. Definitely want to be keeping our eyes on U.A.M. For me, to close out these teams to watch, I want to be keeping my eyes on L.C.D.F. Le Cité de France, okay?
00:23:19 This is a team that you might be like, why? Currently, they're kind of in the middle of the pack, right? Well, let's take a look at their stats here so far because there's a couple important things that I want to point out. Obviously, their placements, not terrible, but not anything super stellar somewhere in the middle, just like their placements right now. But it is their kills that...
00:23:40 Das ist das ZDN, das wir brauchen, wir brauchen zu sprechen.
00:24:09 Es ist eigentlich das Fighting Power. Ich meine, look at diese Kills, look at die Damage. Er ist die meisten Kills per Series in EMEA für eine Team, die jetzt in 16th auf der Leaderboard ist. Wenn das nicht zu der Slaying Abilität ist, dann ich nicht wissen, was ist. So, als sie das kleine Tweaks finden, ihre Abilität zu dann pushen, um das Top 8 Bubble, wie Tiff war, wenn es zu den Leaderboards ist.
00:24:38 Right within grasp. Now that you guys know all of our thoughts on all of our teams, it's time to start talking about our matches. Match number one is almost ready to go, so it's time for you to send it on over to Tiff and Zephyr to kick today off.
00:24:51 Hey, thank you so much, Glitter. Hopefully LCDF just absolutely fries out today. I think they were all really solid ones to watch, but we've got a couple more things to talk about here. Let's go ahead and look at that map schedule and which one we will be starting on today. Zephyr, a lot of questions there, but we are going back to the tried and true, keeping it consistent on the Storm Point map for starts.
Map Schedule und Early Game Contests
00:25:1100:25:11 Und mit den Stormen, wir kommen Ihre Vorcasts. Wir sprechen über die Early Contests hier. Natürlich, Made in Heaven in Red Dragon. Die Full-Englisch in Electrifying Steel in Zeus. Und natürlich, Passion v Forge in Cascade. Und für alle diese Teams, das ist etwas, das sie müssen, dass sie beherrschte, speziell eine squadre wie Made in Heaven, die auf dem Kuss zu machen. Aber auf World's Edge, die Remennts von diesen Rostern getrennt.
00:25:39 Well, yeah, let's go ahead and look, because you kind of alluded to some contests that are in the potential. Let's look at where our teams will be dropping for Storm Point and kind of chat it up, because we do have a few things to talk about. More in particular, you've got Zeus Station, Full English, and ESG, The Wall, Made in Heaven and Red Dragon, and Cascade Falls will be that coveted Passion V Forge contest. Now, I've had a lot of time throughout scrims, watching in particular the Made in Heaven Red Dragon contest, and it has definitely skewed towards Made in Heaven.
00:26:08 So will Red Dragon preemptively leave? I do see availability over there towards Millage and Bean and, you know, we'll see. Even Echo HQ, kind of move Cybercats over straight to Coastal Camp and let them take that.
00:26:21 Well, when we talk about the previous representation of this group, especially with Poling Janissi, they've got to be a little bit careful for that northern rotation. That's the reason why we tend to see them move as quickly. But you guys can check out what that looked like here during our day two and some of those final zones, which brings up some interesting points, especially about UA and Aurora Tiff.
00:26:42 Ja, Aurora in particular had 77 points from the prior matchday. 57 of them acquired throughout the three games on Stormpoint. And when you look at this, you would say, oh, immediately Cito Station and Barometer, they have priority towards those endgames. But their best game of the day was actually the Lightning Rod ending in map number three. Despite having to hit multiple reses, getting their teammates back to full force, they were able to get to the top of Lightning Rod and completely eviscerate everyone around.
00:27:12 Aber das ist genug für mich, denn unsere Spieler werden in der Dropship getrennt, denn Game Nr. 1 ist über die Waffe zu sein. Wir hoffen, unsere Spieler werden in die Waffe getrennt, denn ihre Fates werden hier für einige von diesen Rostern geschlossen. Das ist jetzt in der 3rd, wenn nicht 4th, Repräsentation der 6-Series Play. Sie sind eigentlich schon über die halfway point.
00:27:40 So crazy to think about. I just got a perusing of what that Crafter is going to look like. We're going to have the Laser Sight, an Energy Mag, Purple Helmet, and Purple Bag in the rotation. So we already know the Volt is the primary SMG of choice now that it's back on the ground. And I'd imagine a lot of people are going to be looking to hit the Crafters to get those mags. But for our Legend Select here, I was curious, was Mandy going to lock in the Pathfinder, especially ahead of the Season 20 changes?
00:28:08 I don't know about that, but I'll tell you, for CyberCats, Sonya on that Fuse pickup, something that we don't typically see on Stormpoint due to the lack of proximity, due to zoning and control here. Some very curious, especially for this roster who has been on their train of improvement, how that might work out. Only time will tell to see what happens for them. I mean, we've seen a lot of Fuse in the mix for Legend Compositions when it comes to Contest.
00:28:35 World's Edge in particular, but maybe we're just kind of prepping for that. Our plane line, as our players start to hit the jumps, is going to be relatively central, moving from west to east. So a lot of teams like LCDF in Northpad, Down Beast for ANC Outplayed, they're going to get that extra bit of time to hit the ground running and start that Luda.
00:28:54 And I'll tell you what, for those who are a bit later, Cybercats, especially in E6, they'll have their delays here when we talk about Launchpad and potentially Echo as well. For Passion though, this is the start. We've been waiting to see. EQ, I love this. Already taking off angles, but for now, we'll pop on over the wall. Looks like Made in Heaven making their entry.
00:29:13 I love that they're already making an entry here. This has been a pretty hot contest that goes down within the first 20 seconds of hitting the ground. Usually they'll vie for the same building, but also Red Dragon has actually backed off a little bit and will land to try and pick up some loot before directly. But something to note here is that one member of LCDF actually landed up in the wall, grabbed a purple shield and dropped down. But Red Dragon starts to get a little anxious. That Thermite though on Kazak is going to force them to back off.
Frühe Eliminierungen und Zonenrotationen
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00:29:42 I'm loving the pressure that we're seeing here from Maiden, having continually applying off of Straighten, but you got to give credit to Jukes where it's due, from that height, able to deliver at least a response in return there, but Kha'zak caught out a great grab lift to pop him back, but unable to find the flatty shots. Meanwhile, we do see Forge win their contesting Cascades against...
00:30:05 The first team eliminated. Now Jukes last standing here for Red Dragon. We don't want to see this go down as another made in heaven victory. Radiant Transfer coming through to try and fend off this inevitable push. Azak though, unfortunately still down and Fatou finished. And with the Rez coming through, it's about to be a 3v1. Let me just tell you, if I'm the last member of Red Dragon, I am dipping and diving all the way out.
00:30:32 I was surprised to see the delay on that too, coming down to a situation where you already knew you were at. I'd say the deficit of player numbers, Jukes has already made in that escape. Now granted, being on that conduit does have the opportunity to look for return. We'll take a look at the map later and see what might be options available for Crafter, but for ESG, this is the success that we have seen from them time in, time out.
00:30:56 It's been pretty back and forth here at Zoo Station between the contest with Full English. And now I know you are hyping up the Full English breakfast, Zephyr, but did you eat the beans, bro? Like, did you eat your beans for breakfast? Because Full English needs YouTube. They need more vibes here.
00:31:12 They need more potentially passion, potentially more energy, or as you always like to say, more footwork. But at least for ESG, they'll have some of the first takes. For TSM Phoenix, just as quickly as the name has come through, it might be on its way out. It's left up to Alpha Draft. Current sub on the third. Escape for now.
00:31:34 It's really typical of them to go ahead and get that information of where the zone will be pulling and make that early rotation. But unfortunately just getting caught out in the choke and another team hitting the rotation 07 in 202. Amphi already down and with Nags and Nafi split almost sandwiching 202. But the knock comes through and we just need to find Miskum and Ozzy leaving Nags left standing. A Horizon Q to try and disengage.
00:32:01 A lot of really interesting early match fights here, Zephyr. I'll tell you what, that was excellent from 202. They got a...
00:32:08 Perfect split off of that Dark Veil, isolating Amphi, immediately allowing for basically a three-way beam that gave them that initial fight against 07. I'm surprised to see the return from 07 on their way out here. Now granted, here's to see if they were the ones that took the early damage against TM Semphoenix, but for both of these rosters, we'll be looking for tough returns here. Neither really having a great way to get their players back in, especially given the fact that the zone pull is so directly into them.
00:32:37 Zephyr, are we ever going to get to cast over some North Storm Point zones? I just can't tell at this point. We called it out Lightning Rod for the match day number two, and that was the sole North Eastern zone that we've got, but we're going back.
00:32:49 to the southeast. So teams like CyberCats who land Coastal Camp and essentially Echo, Element 6 Landing and Devastated Coast will have essentially priority to that as well. So you can already see they're setting up for that to happen. But for 202, after that engagement with 07, they've settled here into the compound and they do have that next ring information, but I think this is a really strong start for them.
00:33:12 Sie können die Slow Edge Rotate und evitieren die Mehrheit der Launchpad stacken. Aber das ist etwas, was ich gerne zu tun in und checken hier. Element 6 gebracht in dieser Covey-Hole, und ich heiße es die Covey-Of-Death hier. So viele Teams lief zu spielen, auf der Outskirts des Echoes, aber wenn es nicht so gut ist, und du bekommst das Double Pincer-Taktik, wie wir von Cybercats haben, dann enden Sie in 18 für Game 1.
00:33:39 Yeah, but that's some early KP there for CyberCats after hearing that speaking from Zhonya and seeing how Fuse works, especially Fuse Bloodhound Bangalore. This is one of those legend compositions that I really haven't seen too much of, but the majority of teams have been playing that Bangalore. You just saw the pick rates up at the top of your screen. So we'll see how that goes, especially knowing this is the last match day ahead of all those major 20 changes.
00:34:07 Oh, I to say I am hyped is is an understatement. I know we're going to talk about a little bit more as we go through, but I mean, I'm just excited to see some reinvigoration, especially to some of those favorite legends out there that people I know love to pick up.
00:34:24 But for Alpha Draft, does not want the team above him to pick up on any inkling that they are down here. The lone stander just wanting to go ahead and get that crafting through the 202. Moving in just up top. They have no reason to move just yet because they can get so much information. And as I say that, well, they throw down an evac tower. Looks like their time is now to leave.
00:34:48 Especially after seeing some of the more catering down towards the Echo Devastated Coast area. This is no longer as applicable towards Launchpad with some of those extra informations being provided here. So that will allow Alpha Draft to get a bit of a return and potentially some major recovery for TSM Phoenix. Red Dragon though, can't say they are as lucky. Some of those later rotations from ESG picking them up from what I can only assume is on the outskirts of Zone.
00:35:16 Es war der Outskürz von Zone. Die 100% hit den Cannon von Stormcatcher, kamen auf und landen in ESG's arms at Thunderwatch. So, jetzt dass 202 ihre Bewegung hat, um ein bisschen mehr近 zu kommen, haben sie gestorben. Radiant Transfer kommt durch, so die Shield-Regen Phase ist aktiv. A guter Piercing Spikes versuchen zu blocken die Doorway, aber sie nicht interessieren. Sie kommen in, aber trotzdem gehen sie auch. 202 ist eine sehr gute Show hier heute für Matchday 5.
00:35:43 Rokfaka ist gut, dass die Exteriors Angeln von Devastation ist sehr gut. Das wird Dahlgren geholfen. Das wird Dahlgren geholfen für nur ein Moment mehr. Das ist worrisome. Wir sprechen über diese Bridge, die so viele von diesen Teams aus der weiteren Northernen Rotationen kommen. Dahlgren hat einen Rekhofer oder Setup, um zu retten, um es zu retten, um zu retten, um es zu retten.
00:36:07 But I think that was a very vital spot to take for 2-0-2 and win that engagement with where that zone is pulling. But for LCDF, who are trying to figure out their macro strategies to grab as many placement points as they possibly can, we already know they're solid fighters. But now, down to a team of two, losing out on Kyner, Izidon, and Psycop will have to rotate back. They do not have a conduit on their roster, so if they do not recover this banner...
00:36:33 All is lost for them, but I love that Xenon has kind of popped up on high ground and will be able to try and get as much damage as possible. But for Made in Heaven, look, this is their prize. They're not going to let this banner go. For LCDF, they started out with the Crafter up there in North Pad. They are like a pinata when it comes to Made in Heaven coming off of their slower rotates outside of the wall here. So the perfect set of loot to get them sustained out here on the edge. And they can finish off the remnants of LCDF from Synetic.
00:37:01 Great angles like this, it's the perfect opportunity to take the lion's share and more. The Bruiser on the G7 goes hard right now, let me just tell you. I know a lot of people typically run the 3x or the 2x4, but that Bruiser is one of my favorite scopes. They hit the grab lift, they look to get on top, and Zedon just has to disengage.
00:37:22 Die Chance ist auf und in der 3, V2 mit Maidenheven, mit Player Advantage. Das ist einfach, weil es für LC-DF zu spüren und sich sehr reaktiv zu dieser Situation ist, das nicht eine gute Chance gibt.
00:37:38 Psychop manages to just barely make it by the hair on his chin into the Household here, and isn't it once again trying to posture out for some of those exterior kills, and Grantic will find major cracks, gets the slide through from behind, finishes off with another knock drop onto Arctic here. Psychop is down though, and with the ticking health of Zone, he will die.
00:38:00 But let me just tell you, that was a work of art and shows you why Zidon coming into this matchday was in top six for the amount of eliminations throughout the EMEA region. Just bouncing around on the horizon queue, repositioning, isolating those fights. It's rather tragic they'll go down to zone, but they really fought for it.
00:38:21 Yeah, an incredible performance there, and hopefully something that we'll get to see extend, granted the zone truly punishing this roster, the complete other side of the map. But I'll tell you what, if Rory can make Lightning Rod happen, the same can be said. And heck, the same can be said for Go Next, a team that starts out in Mill, who was one of the first squads to get into this position, holds a lot of inklings of weight when we talk about either a finish out here of the Devastate, and you play on the height, or even for those rotations towards the Echo HQ here.
00:38:50 As we look at where our next zone will be pulling, something to note here, TSM Phoenix back up to a full three stack. So they'll be kind of focusing on making sure they can get looted back up before heading towards zone. Now granted, you heard Kyrie talk in that interview, they are a zone team and this is a little outside where they would like to be playing right now, but that's just granted because they are in that recovery mode. But with the zone pulling straight towards Devastated Coast, just on the outskirts of this Zephyr. A lot of teams got to move.
00:39:20 The one big cluster is going to be that bridge over there. It is the transition point for so many of our northern teams like I was discussing earlier. And if you think it's already bad for a team like TSM Phoenix who are out and far away, I can only imagine what's like for there or there. I will tell you, two rats, one. We'll see what they might be getting up to, especially with Crypto in the sky. Let's see what the Arcos, tell them this one.
00:39:46 Ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold. Ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold. Ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold. Ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold. Ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold. Ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold, ich habe Gold.
00:40:16 I'm marching. He's going to drop. I'll be fine. We managed to go right side. I think we should go right. I have no wall. We need to smoke if we need to cross. Going right side. I'm safe on me.
00:40:39 We need to watch left. Are we safe? Forward somewhere? We are safe here. Leg forward.
00:40:50 We need to kill them on the left. We need to kill them bro. Yeah, we wipe them bro. We let them drop and we wipe. They drop already, they drop. I'm walking forward. 50, I'm walking forward as well. Sky naded, sky naded. Nice sky naded in front, Sako. No, no, here. I'm batting, batting, batting. They have DG, they have DG. I'm in. On the left. I'm swinging. On the left, Arison. On the left, on the left. Tandem, Tandem. Nearly crack on the...
00:41:18 Nice, nice, I'll give you no... Nice try, nice try. I did not think this game, my bad.
00:41:35 2R1C, down and out. Forge and Phoenix, well, I almost called him Phoenix Legacy, but TSM Phoenix. My bad, TSM fans out there. But with the zone kind of closing now and a minute 20 to go, Zephyr, we knew a lot of teams were about to fall on this rotation. It was going to be a tough one. Haddock on just a little bit more clean for 2R1C. They're not having to posture out of the damage of the zone.
00:42:00 Das könnte auch viel für sie werden, besonders mit dem Zonen. Stilo für Maid in Heaven, Aurora und mehr. Es gibt keine Antwort auf die Rotation ahead. Und etwas mehr anerbares ist, wenn wir über das Brich reden reden können, ist es nicht mehr, dass sie nicht in werden müssen, sondern sie müssen die Teams auf Heid, und dann in der Falle zu Eclipsen in den Fronten.
00:42:24 Es wird sehr interessant sein, aber für Aurora, die Unternehmung 2-0-2 haben ihre Sightse auf der Bühne in fronten, eine Preemptive Smoke zu machen, um sie zu nehmen. Jetzt gibt es keine Ruf auf der Bühne, Zephyr, so sie müssen ihre Hände sehen. Wenn ein Krabber ist in Play und in den Hands of Impulse, das ist genau was sie wollen.
00:42:44 See what they can do here, like you said, incredibly punishing, but notice it is only Impulse taking that off angle to try and posture and sustain a future position here. Taking these early angles to be that kind of warning sign is a big indicator, and while shots are already had, here see what Hardeki and Oirein are going to get up to, especially with some of these teams now looking to push through same chokes.
00:43:07 Oh, this is so tough. You can just really see the lay of the land. ESG dropping down, almost pushing towards where Aurora has positioned themselves, but for 40% worse, they're kind of scattered across Zeri on top of the bridge, pushing straight into 202. Mandy electing to play that Pathfinder, and I can't help but to think of the perk systems.
00:43:29 Für Path kommt in Season 20, you get a knock, your regen on your grapple occurs, but for Passion UA, they have fallen. We're into the top nine and they fell to the hands of ANC Outplayed.
00:43:42 For Aurora hier, they actually are able to make full rotation after taking some of that height damage. And a little dip dive and weave back on over for Made in Heaven. We saw Artic up moments ago before this initial knock. We'll push through similar chokes here. Digi in hand. Gonna have to waste a clip on the black hole. Unable to get the effective rotation. Heck, not even able to find the damage.
00:44:04 That was a tough push, Zephyr. All I know is Aurora making that move towards the building saved them. So good. It allowed them to double back and essentially shoot right back into Maiden Heaven and ESG. Now to the final seven. Shiv going rogue with a longbow elsewhere. But any time we get a Kraber in the hands, you know we gotta see some crazy shots. So I'm looking towards the Aurora boys here.
00:44:25 Such a good position from 40% worse, and we talk about the next rotation ahead. Thankfully for them, I mean...
00:44:52 They do lose out on the current low ground space here on this side of the island and making that cross will land them right in front of ANC Outplay. So, have to look for some kind of axis or maybe even potentially contest for the height here.
Cybercats sichern sich den Sieg in Spiel 1
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00:45:10 really tough you see the shield crack come through on a fuse which means you know aurora was able to get some angles on the cyber cats but it looks like their biggest threat for this next rotation will be on their left so immediately taking up trying to play underneath 40 percent worse scans coming through though aurora's gonna have one heck of a journey to go forward for anc outplayed already poised in a building in that next zone and 202 going down here
00:45:36 Let's see what Aurora can do here to 40% worse, because Mandy over there looking like Obi-Wan. Oh, that could be none other than Cybercats on the other side laying in with the Fuse Ultimate, and that's going to stunt Aurora in their tracks. Down goes Impulse. Oiren now shot out from above. They'll send the full roster home here for 40% worse. They've got no cover, and Cybercats, well, they're going to take full advantage.
00:46:05 This is going to be such a massive starting point here for them, and they just keep dumping all the ammo into the teams looking to rotate. The lone member of mind will fall, and that team will go out. But for 40% worse than CyberCats, we also have ANC outplayed in GoNext, duking it out towards that right-hand side of our building. But 40% worse. I can only imagine they're going to fall here to CyberCats.
00:46:29 A really tough angle. Ranches has to be exceptionally careful. I know playing through the smokes will find a bit of safety, but one bad peek could potentially spell a recipe for Cybercats, maybe as a duo. Even still, a couple nades, another smoke down. We'll continue to find the damage that counts. There goes Zarifer. Mandy, on the other side, picked up from GoNex to take us to our top three.
00:46:54 Oh wow.
00:47:13 Und sie werden wahrscheinlich das Pylon mit den Fenschen auf den Fenschen zeigen und machen es schwer für sie zu pushen. Gonext spielen auf den Rooftop, versuchen sie zu finden, die Angelegenheit zu finden, um die Team in ihrem Fenschen zu eliminieren. Ich meine, das ist ein Recipe für ein Dissaster für diese zwei Gruppen, mit Gonext zu spielen, und zwar, es ist ein Knochen hier auf Maxi.
00:47:36 I can't imagine being next to each other is going to elicit great safety. You can already see some of the shots ringing in from the opposite side. It's none other than CyberCats starting to take those aggressive angles. Ranches once again that posture and Alonzi from above. You know they had to throw out the Dark Veil early to try and hit the res but as Outplayed moves in CyberCats they just full send and Alonzi grabs as many eliminations as possible and CyberCats baths back.
00:48:04 from yet another consistent day to get a map one win here in storm point there's a reason i picked them up at the start of today what might be an underdog story is starting to look like a lion's legend here for the cyber cats i went on this one especially with views on storm point is a lesson to be taught and it started with an elimination against none other than e6
00:48:31 Pretty crazy, right? You think about that? They do land over in Coastal. The zone kind of favors them as well for that endgame. But where they took their midgame status and just been able to whittle down the majority of our rosters making their rotation, I can only imagine how many eliminations they were able to gather as a squad throughout Map 1. I've always said, Tiff, when a team gets the zone that plays to their position, that is truly the testing point for the quality of that roster. Because if...
00:48:56 Any zone is to play into your POI. That should be the game that you deliver within. And for CyberCats, it was nothing short of success. Yeah, it's very akin to the last zones that we witnessed from the prior match day number two against groups A and C. We did get that kind of...
00:49:12 Southeastern Zone, so of course we're going to get another one. My question is, will we get a more central one next time and then maybe a north one? Look, we'll start manifesting, but I'd love to go ahead and get a look at those match one results. Zebra, don't even. You know I'm going to manifest some zone endings. It's happening here. I'm going to light my candles and be like, oh my gosh, I would love to see a north pad ending. That's what I want. I wish to conjure up something for LCDF at this point here because having to make a move like that, you got to see the kind of...
00:49:42 Das ist das, was sie gemacht haben, besonders in der face of ein Team wie Maid in Heaven, kam zu wirklich bite sie back.
00:49:49 Und hier sind sie, 12 Eliminations, mit 12 Placement Points. Ein 24 Punkt Spiel für Cybercats. Ein Massive Show in Game 1. Und A&C Outplay, able to grab 4 Eliminations in Devastated Coast. Und honestly, ein wirklich starkes Start für 40% Wurst. Wenn man sich zurück zu Group A und C, waren in 20th Platz auf der Tag.
00:50:15 Ja, und es ist ein unglaubliches Gespräch, aber es ist eine große Herausforderung, aber ich bin auf Mane in Heaven, ich weiß, dass sie ihre Struggler haben, aber sie sind eigentlich in 4th overall, so eine Respektive start, auch wenn es ohne ihre Placement ist, kommt von der K.P. alone.
00:50:34 And as we jump over to page two, it's the page of the contests and the teams that fell early. Red Dragon over at Wall, Full English at Zoo Station, and Passion in Cascades. But we're getting to the point, Zap, where we talked about this and kind of ahead of the pre-show. This is the time where you really have to start thinking about your playoff chances, and is it worth still going into this for contests? There are just a few places that you could maybe look towards. We talked about Millage being open, and sometimes it's just really tough.
00:51:03 Zephyr, ihr Cybercats, man. Es war eine gute Show für sie.
00:51:15 This is one of the first times we've gotten to see them elicit a total of over what looks to be 6k damage from their initial playthrough. And for this team, taking damage in return seems to be their biggest issue. At negative 7,000, they are the third from the bottom when it comes to their response. So giving themselves some happy real estate in that echo location to just absolutely throttle and punish teams between the fuse and some extensions from ranches have come up big.
00:51:43 Yeah, you have to think about it, right? If they don't win that fight against Element 6, Element 6 could have been the winner here. But we start to think about it because it was an electric game. And we also alluded to a lot of the changes that you'll be witnessing when it comes to Season 20 during that match where the games are going to go into overdrive. Legends are upgraded. Perk systems to be had. Let's go ahead and look at that Season 20 launch trailer.
00:52:24 So, Hiro, what's the plan? Uh, how about one? Let's do some shopping. Free girl! Ha! That one's got sticky fingers.
00:53:30 Whoever cleans this place up after we destroy it are the real legends. Hey, you ready for another round shooter?
00:53:59 Ich hoffe, dass wir eine Animator-Serie haben. Ich sage dir, es macht mich sehr fühlen, wenn es zu Season 20 ist. Es wird absolut explosiv und wahrscheinlich, ich denke, eine der größten Seasons aller Zeiten für Apex Legends. Aber wir haben etwas besser als das. Wir haben Game 2 von A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A und A
00:54:28 Out of CyberCats, obviously the zone definitely helped when it came to their positioning, but they literally played it perfectly once they found where they wanted to hold. And they started off the day with 12 kills. I mean, come on, they've already set themselves up so well.
00:54:44 Hey, it is an excellent start here. And for Cybercats, getting a return like that, finding a win is something that they haven't come through quite often. Literally only recently off of our day four here. So hopefully it's the start of something consistent for this roster. But the big question is, can they adapt to those shifting rotations? And, you know, we obviously heard you guys talking about it. One, the contests were pretty brutal to kick off that first game. But two, some of those teams that...
00:55:14 Das war ein bisschen weiter weg von der Zone. Ich spreche über die LZDF, die LZDF haben, ein bisschen zu machen, auf die Rotation zu machen. Sie konnten nicht genau finden die Punkte, die wir vorhin haben, wie wir gesagt haben, am Anfang der Show hatten. Ich freue mich, was sie können jetzt hier in Match Nummer 2 machen. Will wir weiterhin sehen, oder werden die Leute versuchen, die POIs zu geben?
00:55:35 Oh, I don't think they'll give him up just yet. Red Dragon already here. And for Made in Heaven, this is a response that someone like LCDF need to see them lose. But for Heaven, they've come through on top of this time in time outfit to already taking full cracks. And it doesn't look like they've gotten much pressure in terms of their loot choked off to a single building now.
00:55:57 I mean, we saw how this went for Red Dragon last time. Made in Heaven, also one of those teams that slayed out in the first match of the day. And we can see that both these teams taking a little bit more passive approach this time around after what happened in match number one. This is voting a little bit better for Red Dragon, giving themselves a little bit more time to reset and find some loot, hopefully able to do a little bit of poke damage here. But they have definitely made a smarter decision.
00:56:26 I like the turn-around from Kha'zak there, with the L-Star in hand. This weapon doesn't get enough respect, and I'll tell you what, Red Dragon don't seem to be getting much either, but the Sky made Cynetic with the knock dropping. Apparently, Izzadin.
00:56:45 Potential third party coming in here as this fight has gone on for a little bit longer than I think either one of these teams would have liked. Red Dragon trying to stick that res here, get Kha'Zix back up. See if they're able to kind of get this three as the smokes come out. You know they're going to be looking potentially for a disengage here as soon as they see those other shots come through, but they lose another one. At this point, it's going to be LCDF trying to push it and see if they can maybe resurrect themselves after their last match one performance.
00:57:11 I love this. I absolutely love this. LCDF, no, the pressure is on as we're starting to approach that halfway point and getting contested or pushed back on the edge of zone by squads like Made in Heaven. They've decided to take fate into their hands. That'll be it for Kha'Zix. Spot it out like the rat he is from above. One final member for both of these teams now left standing.
00:57:37 A little bit of deja vu there for Red Dragon. Except this time it wasn't at the hands of Maiden Heaven. Maiden Heaven's still in that area. And now they'll be able to face off against the LCDF as we check in on some more early game battles. 2R1C here. Uchako trying to do a little bit of poke damage with that 30-30. I love that we're getting this much out of these teams so early on. Hey, it's my litmus test for early rotations. 2R1C is...
00:58:06 Das ist die schnellste Roteing Team, so wenn ihr sie dort sehen, dann ist es ein guter Chance, dass wir unsere Zone enden können. Und für Cybercats, das nur mit dem Reaffirms diese Wahl. Aber für Eichakko, ich weiß nicht, wie lange man das Sniper Tower sitzt.
00:58:23 As long as no one is feeling comfortable enough to push him, like you said, Cyberkats over here as well. These teams trying to set up camp as they know where these zones are going to start pulling another southern zone here with U-Aim, Cyberkats, 2R1C. Anyone who's down here is going to try and claim this building space while they can.
00:58:46 und auch, dass sie alle alle wegzunehmen. Wir sahen Cybercats das letzte Mal. Die Fuse kamen super, super gut für sie, so wir werden sehen, was sie kann manieren. Sie wissen, dass Cybercats nicht, dass sie nicht die Holding-Control haben, wie ein Katalyser oder Watssons, doch, zu legen einen wirklich schweren Steak in diese Füllen, und das kann wiederholen werden, wenn sie nicht gut sind. Wenn sie ein Exkursion mit einem Team sind, sind sie sehr susceptibles zu werden.
00:59:16 All right, now we get a look here at that map like we were talking about. You had mentioned 2R1C rotating in really quickly means they're probably trying to hold a spot in the zone. Cybercats, another great zone for them based off of their drop. Go Next is in their ANC outplay. We saw how well they did rotating in early last time and claiming a spot. They've done it here yet again. The southern edge is already so full of these squads. Notably, I will say TSM Phoenix.
00:59:44 This time around, able to actually foot their way into zone, weren't punished on the rotation. Granted, Harz starting to take some of those shots. Alpha Draft shot out from above and fully wiped from the extension from the likes of the Rats here. TSM's got to be a bit careful now. And there's a duo in with the Bombardment out on their side. Looking for a little bit of a disengage there out of TSM Phoenix as Cybercats continue to hold out strong.
01:00:13 Passing off some of those cells, trying to keep everybody healthy as this poke just continues happening. Sabz and Kyrene, a little bit of a pickle down there.
01:00:23 This is really tough, especially being out in front of this building here. Anyone coming from the northern side of Pylon into these hills. I mean, you can already see how much TSM is taking in terms of damage from those opposing shots.
Strategische Positionierung und Teamdynamik in Cascade Falls und Devastated Coast
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01:00:52 The sad truth is, there isn't a lot of space to contest for some of these buildings. You might have an option to pull back down towards the southern side and find potentially a bit of a fissure, but realistically speaking, we know the zone's gonna pull up this direction, so bunker down, hold out. Got that Crypto, doing a little bit of scouting work here.
01:01:15 Trying to give some more information to the rest of 2R1C. He's still hanging out on the sniper towers after he doesn't seem inclined to move anytime soon. I think with the buildings looking a little bit more tempting, you know, that has kind of found its way into a place of safety. For LCDF, I'm looking to see how these guys are getting safe, surprisingly.
01:01:38 Really, some extending rotations all the way back up to the northern side of Zone, negatively going away from the pull here. I mean, this is the kind of aggression we saw from their start over by the wall and making their fights there. I'm curious if they come up behind someone else this time around.
01:01:55 Potenzial, wenn sie durch Cascade Falls kommen, ist es zu kommen. Passion, und Forge, die Teams, die wir da in der 1. Forge bereits in der Zone in der Zone. Passion, die ein bisschen mehr auf die Rotation sind, aber beide sind noch immer wieder. Also, wir schauen, ob die Tests noch passieren. One von ihnen sieht es nicht. Und beide Teams sind healthy und bereit zu gehen, als sie weiter nach der anderen Seite gehen. Checking in hier.
01:02:24 I like this they get an early idea of where that zone is finishing so what could be the closest gap for them to close here in terms of making that at least forward push and if they've already checked out the northern side you're learning from last time they've cleared out their back end and they know for a fact that they're clean
01:02:49 zu gehen für dieses move jetzt und vielleicht pick up some K.P. oder play out from the stack.
01:02:56 Now on board with E6, another team that is in a better position based off of their drop down there in Devastated Coast as they're making their rotation through fully decked out in red and looking to do a little bit of damage here on this rotation. Nice shots out of CJ trying to clear out the squad in front of them and it looks like YOLU is going to be going down.
01:03:20 I really like this from E6. They know on this next zone close that if they are the ones in complete control of the East tier and with that full damage on their backside keeping them safe, this is going to be something that gives them that next push forward. They're not going to do it just yet. They want to make sure that there's no late stragglers, potentially some kids late for the school bus here before they go for the full take. But granted, rotations have already come through in the opposing end and Swinny is starting to set up for what will be their next move forward.
01:03:53 Definitely put themselves in a comfortable position, like you said, to wait on the stragglers coming around for those late rotates on the eastern side of the map. Now on board with ESG, though.
01:04:05 As they're making their way almost right towards the top end of that zone, safely pushing through this choke here, not having to worry about anyone directly in front of them. But a few of those later rotating teams will eventually come across their path as we now check in with 40% worse in Vex, see what's going on here in this engagement.
01:04:27 Not pushing each other yet, but just trying to test the waters. It's not great, and they've got to figure out what to do, but only the players are the ones who can decide that. Let's take a look. We're gonna have to craft here. We're gonna have to make these guys fuck off and craft.
01:04:54 Ich weiß nicht, ich habe den Schaden, aber sie sind gerade hier. Ja, ja. Ich habe eine Medt-Kette. Okay, wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Okay, wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette. Wir haben eine Medt-Kette.
01:05:08 Ich habe noch Medkits. Ich habe noch Medkits. Ich habe noch Medkits. Ich habe noch Medkits. Ich habe noch Medkits. Ich habe noch mehr Medkits. Ich habe noch mehr Medkits. Ich habe noch mehr Medkits. Ich habe noch mehr Medkits. Ich habe noch mehr Medkits.
01:05:27 Das war ein schwerer Platz für sie zu finden, und sie wussten sie, dass sie schnell zu machen, als die ring war, und Vex war einfach auf sie zu retten. Ich meine, Mandi able zu escape für 40% worse, aber jetzt in ein schwerer Platz, zu retten.
01:05:53 Ja, es geht nicht einfach. Sie müssen den ganzen anderen Seite der Pylon auf den ganzen Weg bringen. Und ich sage dir, für Vex, das ist es für mich, das ist ein Team, das ist ein Team, das auf der Seite zu gehen und zu krafty. Das ist ein Team, die auf der Seite zu gehen und zu krafty. Das ist wahrscheinlich eine der größten Gruppen, die wir in dieser Lobby haben. Und es kommt bei der Suspicion von den anderen Teams, um ihre Entscheidung zu machen. Aber hey, Punkte sind Punkte.
01:06:18 All right, well, now we're looking at LCDF, and this is the area that ESG was just in, so I'm assuming that's who's on the other receiving end of these shots. LCDF continuing through their late rotate. It wasn't Passion that they came across. Now these two teams are battling it out here in the middle of this area, potentially drawing some attention their way as well, so this is a dangerous spot to find themselves having to fight. They'll have to make a choice here on how aggressively they want to take it.
01:06:42 This is really tough, especially with the Evac from behind, likely off the outskirts of Made in Heaven there. That's going to dissuade a lot of the pressure that they want to apply to this, and with the delay of time comes issues later on here. For E6, though, it doesn't seem like they've really found any issues. I mean, this looks like less than a solution to be said. Height's a great place to be when you're up against Passion.
01:07:05 E6 looking much more comfortable this time around, getting a little bit of extra loot for themselves. 202 looking their way, but those smokes should do enough to give them the cover they need just to quickly check those death boxes and get whatever they want to grab before they continue through. And this was a really solid choice as far as clearing out some space like we had seen them on the eastern edge, as you had pointed out the first time around Zephyr. Now they've kind of rotated a little bit towards the north to see who is going to be late making their way in and seeing if they can clear them out.
01:07:35 as we get a chance to see what's going to be happening here with the Lone Rat and Mandy, LCDF and Made in Heaven over here, all in the same area. Potentially a zipline, but I'll tell you what, that's a red flag waved upon the air for Mandy, just ratting this one out and keeping it silent and slow. We know for a fact that A6 gave up the eastern side. The question of whether or not it is truly applicable or playable is something that, well, Mandy will learn quite soon here. Squad on his left.
01:08:03 Potentially a space in zone. Gonna rip the zipline out either way. I mean, we'll see if he's able to survive that one. I mean, giving away position.
01:08:17 Oh!
01:08:46 Und das war Jukes going down. Kha'zik barely alive. Right around the corner. I'll tell you about E6. They're going to see if they can try and take advantage of this. It's great moves from LCDF to put into space that they absolutely need to have with the success of that KP. But E6 don't seem to be any slouches to getting into the action. Let's take a listen in and see what their moves are. Bang, bang, bang, bang.
01:09:15 Ich kann es sehen. Ich bin ein. Ich bin ein. Ich bin ein. Ich bin ein. Ich bin ein. Ich bin ein.
01:09:44 Das war so close to going E6's way. I mean, Vex heard the commotion and pushed over, but CJ was dealing some serious damage. They were even able to stick the rez.
01:10:12 Das war nicht genug. Ich glaube, es war nicht genug. Ich glaube, es war nicht viel zu tun, in der Situation zu tun. Nein, und die Numbers-Disadventage sind direkt auf der Bühne, mit drei Peaks-Overhead. Vexed weiterentwickelt zu zeigen, wie sie in diesen Fights getrennt, durch und durch, mit der zweiten Pick-Up jetzt, der Spiel.
Kämpfe am Zonenrand und strategische Entscheidungen
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01:10:32 We'll see if they can make that transition into zone here in just a moment for ESG. Themself looking will take out potentially great spots ahead of 202 here. Not much realm to explore past the Dark Veil.
01:10:46 All these teams here on the outskirts really putting in a lot of work for anyone who's managed to make their way into the zone as ESG and 202 face off. You see Nasty going out in the kill feed as well from 07 as everyone's trying to vie for a little bit of safe space as this ring closes. And just playing around the edge of this mountain here is not allowing for a lot of cover when it comes to 202. And ESG is going to be able to push up and dump damage down onto their heads.
01:11:14 Ich zeige euch, wenn es zu meinen BUDS ist, es ist wie Schütt'n Fisch in a Barrel hier für ESG. Und sie schütteln von oben mit dem Grablift in place. Stuck behind the edges. Sie haben es nicht richtig gemacht. Lufka ist für Position, ist es zu nehmen. Und wird auf den BUD in der Hand geholfen.
01:11:37 Oh, yes, they decided it was taking too long. They're like, no, we're just, we just have to, we're sending it. Hey, if there's anything from Lufka, that's a guy who comes with a style of play. We got to check it out last year, especially with this time. But for now, we gotta see if they can dance their way into this building ahead. Teams like 2R1C, like TSM Phoenix, who in the meanwhile just took out Vex before this, they're gonna be with their eyes peeled. Dang.
01:12:08 Still, Uchako put in work from that Sniper Tower. It's been holding it the entire gate and dealing so much damage for the squad of 2R1C. But now as the ring continues to shrink, where they are is no longer safe. They're going to have to figure out the timing on how they want to not only drop down, but then move a little bit west there. And there's multiple teams around them that are going to be looking to do the same or trying to gatekeep them from doing that safely. So this is where things are going to kick off.
01:12:37 I do love, though, the height in play here that gives them so much of the access to making that decision. ESG coming through from the other side will assist in the elimination of Aurora, but they still have to worry about 2R1C on their backs. A fence line keeping them just barely safe here. And instead, it's Cybercats from the other side that's able to take them out. And, well, ESG, I mean, they're going to take advantage of UA when they can.
01:13:04 Really, really strong job fighting continuously here on the edge on behalf of ESG. They're moving in, taking out U-Aim. Now only have to worry about Cybercats in front of them here as they try to hold these stairs. Fantastic job. I mean, they look so strong right now. Really good cleanup on the edge there, taking their time and really pacing out.
01:13:27 Their aggression in those fights is what gives them their advantage Kind of being that third party in all of these situations Allows them to rep their KP, but now as we come to our final three ANC GoNex and ESG GoNex once again Reappearing in a final zone of the day Now I want to point out GoNex was here with Forge While we were watching that fight with ESG and CyberCats GoNex were able to clear out Forge Now they own this space unto themselves
01:13:53 Und sie haben die Death Boxen auf ihre Begründung für diese Final Three. All Teams voll. Und all Teams geben sich die Reset hier vor dem Last Shrink kommt. Es wird interessant zu sehen, welche Team macht die erste Move. Wenn ESG kann A&C aus dieser Choke in die andere Seite...
01:14:18 Das wird es umgekehrt werden, aber es geht um, wie viel A&C zu gewinnen ist. Sie wissen, dass ihre Backs gegen die Wallen sind und die Calle für 2nd ist immer bereit.
01:14:35 A&C outplayed right now. Set themselves up comfortably with those fences, making it so that nobody really wants to push in on them just yet. But as they have to make the choice to move in, they're the ones that are on the farthest portion of the zone. They're going to have to be pushed in first, move past these fences, and you know that these teams have...
01:14:58 A&C Outplayed in der Line of Sight, ESG have moved up, they got a little bit of a rock here for cover, trying to do some damage. Go Next, though, still safe in their original position, and this is going to be down to Go Next. It's a great move in here, as ESG are able to capitalize and send A&C Outplay home, but the reset needs to come just as quickly. From above, Kashi takes advantage, takes L-Stars, and puts Go Next in the driver's seat for the second win of the day.
01:15:28 Es war so gut, wie ich gesagt habe, sie waren das Erre für ein bisschen. Forge hat sich in und sie quietly entfernt Forge von der Erre, nachdem es war die Gott-Spot zu spielen. Es war so gut strategisiert auf dem Weg. Ich meine, das war einfach so ein starkes Performance.
01:15:48 And the crazy thing, too, is when we talk about the minor silo cover that they have in play there, they actually lose that out in a much earlier fashion. So the damage that they throw onto ANC outplay there in this kind of tug-of-war battle between them on the other side allows them to actually deliver on that win in the end. Had they not been able to put out the pressure, put out the poke, ANC would have maybe potentially walked onto them instead. Yeah.
01:16:14 Yeah, that was a really strong performance on behalf of a lot of teams. I mean, to be fair, we still saw CyberCats finding themselves really far along in that game. Talk about a resurgence out of LCDF. I mean, they wanted that after match number one, not really going their way, even E6.
01:16:30 Pull it coming in strong there. I mean, they were slaying when we, every time we jumped in on their fights, that was just an unfortunate situation when it came to Vex. That was a third party they couldn't do a whole lot about, but they had played really flawlessly up until that point, going for a lot of those kills on the edge of the zone, as opposed to trying to move in and hold the position once they realized just how many teams had already managed to get in there. So lots of teams making improvements just from one match to the next.
01:16:52 Exactly. And especially when we talk about improvements in terms of zone play, teams like 2R1C, we know for a fact that they're going to be there, but especially for a squad like TSM Phoenix, who were discussing some of the difficulties, or at least what we got to see from that first game, immediately making the turnaround into a position of play with a zone that is arguably just as close as what we saw from Game 1 there. And even though they lose out on Alpha a little bit early on, they were still in the midst of those fights. They were the ones participating in bringing Vex.
01:17:21 We saw those at least early exchanges. And then we're going to even earlier exchanges. We were asking, would some of those contests stop? Some did, some did not. Okay, we saw both Passion and Forge surviving their contest, but we saw that Red Dragon struggled a little bit as the DF moved over to the wall to try and jump in on some of that action with Made in Heaven. And I think Full English went out in their contest too, if I'm not mistaken. So we saw a little bit of...
01:17:49 Changes to that super early game when it comes to those drops. Some teams opting to play a little bit safer and not want to have to go for that fight. So we'll see what happens now in the third and final match on Storm Point. It'll be interesting to see if we continue to see those small changes being made.
Strategische Anpassungen und überraschende Wendungen
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01:18:07 Die Wall ist definitiv der Platz zu sehen. Wir wissen, dass wir ASG und den Fallen Englisch continue zu contesten für Zeus, aber insbesondere mit LCDF, jetzt als das 3D Potenzial-Threat zu kommen, kann immer die Aktion zwischen Maid in Heaven und Red Dragon sein.
01:18:24 All right, well, let's see what the final numbers ended up being. Who had the kills? And go next with 10 kills, followed by ESG at 13. These two teams were slaying out Zephyr. It is a solid start. One that you typically don't see, but one that pulls the points away from the rest of the lobby there. CyberCats, the only other squad to walk away with a double-digit scoreline. Everyone else, even though we haven't seen the second half, I assume to be low.
01:18:53 Ich meine...
01:18:56 This is just a classic point sponge. Everything is at the top. The fact that they tied first and second when it comes to those total points at 22, that is a strong performance. And oh, oh no, no, no. We were wrong, Zephyr, because it was LCDF and E6. We talked about their aggression. It might not have paid off in placement points, which is something we talked about with LCDF even at the top of the show. But the slaying power actually helped them a lot here when it comes to those points.
01:19:25 Und ich liebe die BROKEN-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD-RECORD
01:19:48 Ja, das war ein Spaß. Wir sehen uns ein bisschen Team Comparison hier zwischen GoDex und ESG, weil es so stark das Spiel war für beide. 4,600 DM aus dem ESG.
01:20:00 I mean, that is a fantastic second place finish if I've ever seen ones ever. I think really taking advantage of that slow rotation up, of course, over onto the edge of 202 and capitalizing in full force, but then not getting ahead of themselves, not getting into the buildings of action, really trying to play ahead into that sixth and final zone and eliminating squads like UA and assisting in the ends of teams like Cybercats allow them to put up that additional 13.
01:20:30 1,500 damage on the board. I also love what we're seeing out of GoNext because it proves that they didn't just early rotate and then do nothing holding that spot. They fought their way through on the rotation. They did really well in the mid game and then were able to clean up those squads there at the end. As we now get a look here at our overall series results, we can see where everyone is standing. CyberCats up at the top by three points. They've just looked so consistent so far today.
01:20:56 It's a solid start, but it is one that we put with a tick regarding the southern presence of our zones. I'm still looking to test this roster. Speaking of tests, though, definitely a challenge for teams like Aurora, 2R1C, Element 6, who in the past, and even 07, who have been consistently above the pack when we see them match up in these lobbies.
01:21:22 It'll be interesting to see what our teams do as we continue on throughout the match day here so far. But we've got to talk about something, okay? And we're going to keep talking about it all day because Season 20 is right around the corner and everything you thought you knew, well, it might be different. Whether it's competing in an updated ranked system that incentivizes combat.
01:21:46 oder playing in Mixtape and making your debut in Thunderdome, Season 20 will have you instantly queuing up for the next game. The new LTM Straight Shot will drop you into an even quicker Battle Royale experience, all while you earn the new Reactive R99 skin and more with the Battle Pass. So gear up and flex your style, Legend. The world is watching.
01:22:14 Being a legend? It ain't just about winning, mate. It's an attitude you show up with and bring every bloody drop.
01:22:57 You can't crash this castle.
01:23:35 You think that's it? You are ready for this dance. Underestimate me. And pay the price.
01:24:14 You wanna be a real legend. Games changin', mate. So however you used to drop. Hardly a challenge. It's time to drop a little hotter.
01:24:49 The games changing, mate. Look, a lot of things are changing. Not only the entirety of the perk system along the side of the Evo Shield changes, but man, do we have some really cool rewards for you for the fifth anniversary of Apex. Where were you five years ago when Apex dropped? It's not just like consistently grinding in those lobbies. It has been a journey. And even those skins, the colored skins for the anniversary collection, kind of that teal, the black.
01:25:18 Es all looks clean, aber wir sprechen über das hier, Zephyr, weil ihr könnt ihr Breakout Rewards bekommen, wenn sechs Legends erhalten werden. Granted, wenn ihr ein Grinder habt, ihr habt ihn schon getrennt, aber...
01:25:28 Maybe convince your friends to drop in for the first time, because you can complete challenges to keep them forever. As you work towards even more rewards, like a Reactive Flatline, which boasts the same Iron Sights as the Season 4 Flatline that we all know and love. You can even get a Legendary Wraith skin and a set of matching cosmetic trackers. But Zephyr, anything that you're specifically keeping your eye on when it comes to the anniversary or even the Legend Select here for Map 3? I'll tell you what, I love the fact...
01:25:56 Ich hoffe, dass Respawn gearbeitet hat mit den Kreaturen, speziell zu bringen, von Vicky Palami, oder Palami, sorry. Ich habe dich, Vicky Palami. Vielen Dank. Zu Girl, und Shiv, sowie sogar auch Fred Rain Day, der hat R9. Rain Day hat einen R9. Ich kann wirklich nicht warten, um meine Hand auf die Kreaturen, denn sie sind die Kreaturen, und sie lieben die Kreaturen, und sie lieben die Kreaturen.
01:26:21 It's really cool how we are giving so much back to the community because the community has really given us so much in the Apex comp scene. Whether they're at home working on the power rankings, grinding through VOD reviews over on Twitch, the watch parties alone. Lock it all in as one cohesive community because it's our final match on Stormpoint. And if we get that North Pad Zone Zephyr, I will cry.
01:26:47 I don't think it'll happen this time around, but granted, you have some kind of mysticism that you've potentially found your way to during the break for Forge. Hopefully they found their way to some better loot and some better action here. 30-30 in hand, a couple of hipfire shots as Vaynex and Slayers have already delivered double drops on their end. Well, there you go, Pat.
01:27:09 ... ... ... ...
01:27:31 Now, I do like the fact that ESG take a step away from this exchange. Something to note.
Taktische Manöver und überraschende Eliminierungen
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01:27:52 The point, though, is that Red Dragon have officially given it up there. Not directly against Maiden Heaven to start things out, more upwards towards some of our no-names endings at the wall, and potentially into the full English. Now, Tiff. Zephyr. I know. I know. You are a sorceress. You are a wizard. You are something above. Do we really?
01:28:19 No, I'm not going to cry, but for real. LCDF, you're welcome. You're welcome. I'm the real scriptwriter here. That is genuinely terrifying. I remind the folks at home that these are randomly generated. The RNG is real and Red Dragon alive, all three of them. This is crazy. And dare towards Zeus. Rat dragons. It could get interesting. We love that voice line there from Horizon. Perfect.
01:28:48 I cannot wait. I cannot wait for the full English to rotate east. I mean, we do have the triple white from the Red Dragon here. Now, there is something to be said about this squad. I think the mechanics from Kazak are so incredible. Just watching, dude will put up an absolute montage on their own. But for the entire trio...
01:29:12 Ich denke, es wird viel Arbeit geben, aber ein bisschen Rattung geht ein langer Weg und die Reddragons-Dragons-Team entsteht, Kazaak geht zuerst, Fidu hier mit der Spitfire, muss man etwas passieren, aber ein bisschen Skynade und ein Smoke in a Dream und wir sind Dippen und Divingen aus. Der Lack of...
01:29:28 Ich würde sagen, dass sie endlich in sein können. Und als ein Resultat, Brynn, eine sehr gute Off-Angle, durch die current Positionierung, hat sich auf Dreaddragons gemerkt, auf dem Fall, dass sie sich auf Dreaddragons immer wieder auf dem Fall sind.
01:29:48 Yeah, it's not really ideal situation here. And I was hyping up Kazak's kind of just ability for the mechanics. And of course, they're the first one to go down. But that's just because caster curses are inevitable at this point in time. If you're talking kindly about a team and hyping them up, chances are they're going to fall. And well, two of the Red Dragon members still alive and turning our tides over to go next. Currently in second in points. 32 points just from the first two maps.
01:30:12 Position themselves down in Red Room as a lot of teams are starting to get the understanding and the knowledge that we are moving into North Pad. Now a big notable here is for GoNexus. This is the shortest rotation they've ever actually had to make today. Coming out of the mill, they're able to get into this position relatively early. They don't beat ANC who is just above them to that high ground that can be so advantageous on...
01:30:37 At least the platform. But still, Red Room can be just as good. Granted, it can choke itself out if it is not privy to the pull here. Granted, I am starting to see a little bit more of a western take here. Watch out for that peninsula where we see no one stand. No one can play it early, but granted, kind of making that rotation can be a challenge.
01:30:56 Ooh, yeah. Especially the areas around Down Beast, kind of where the tail is, that's where we see a lot of people get choked up on. So I think it's a good shout that it's not one of those places that you can play early in the match, but for Endgame and maybe some of our later Edge teams, it'll be a really nice slot in for them. But Vying, kind of jockeying for position here into North Pad itself is going to be Made in Heaven, outplayed, playing the very top, which kind of makes sense, especially if you have Watson on your roster and throw a Jenny up. But for Made in Heaven...
01:31:26 Ja, für LCDF ist es, von dem wir sehen, von dem in Game 2, zu dem in den Action gegen Maidenhaven. Aber das Kampf ist vielleicht nicht so schnell oder advantageous als sie so.
01:31:52 Gonna be pulling back, Psycop especially, sitting on literally just one there. Will extend for a full Median, even potentially 07. I do want to point this out, though, that ANC Outplayed have not moved at all. In fact, they're almost, I hesitate to say it, but they might be ratting the top of that platform. Just waiting. Let them rat.
01:32:15 Let them rat. There is no way, when you think about the majority of the teams in this lobby being that heavy edge zone playstyle, a lot of the teams that do play zone, they would have already chose that as a position. So making your rotation in late, maybe you come in from an evac tower or whatever to try and buy for that high ground, you are not going to think that that is free. You have to be able to approach it thinking someone is up there. I don't care how good of ratting ANC outplayed is.
01:32:41 I'm just waiting for a transition point as we get into the later game where someone's like, I gotta get up here. Oh, you know what? Height. I'll just take Height. An Outplayed, who assuredly doesn't even need the Evo or damage sitting on purple right now, might just say, all right. Okay. Sure. Sure. Fair enough. Fair enough. You sure about that? Cube out the comedian. We'll have so many memes going through. John Cena? What? The comedian?
01:33:10 Excuse me? Nah, I can't think of his name, but I saw his Netflix series with a bunch of skits, and I want to see his stand up live, so one day, one day. But for 40% worse, Mandy here on the Pathfinder, taking a journey out towards Zeus. It looks like he's hunting, and if you're hunting light, I completely understand, because why not, Mandy? Why not? Taking some time over on the edge.
01:33:32 Might be looking for some craft, more importantly than anything. Probably one of the last ones to get in. Granted, sitting on four bats, 15 cells, a medi, and a syringe. I mean, you don't need it. Granted, I don't think light is the prime factor of what they might be here for. Ooh, light just...
01:33:51 Curious to see, no, not going to take the Jump Tower, wants to go a little bit by foot, but we already have the inventory here for 40% worse. They get the crafter, you can see the crafting rotations thanks to our beautiful team of production back in the back. You still have that energy mag, the laser sight, the purple bag and helmet. So overall, a lot of people picking up that vault want that energy mag. You can see Mandy already has it, grabs that backpack and always protect the head, right? We know a lot of people love to use the 30-30 and the wingman's everywhere, but protect the helm as much.
01:34:21 as possible we'll take a look at zone here just to catch the tail end of esg back on over to the wall where they'll meet their previous aggressors the fall ancient red dragon who have yet to move on our zone though most notably hosted with two r1c one of the first times we actually haven't seen gotten into a great position deep in but granted still very good for playing on the outside of the stack e6 getting aggressive
01:34:45 Hey, they need to, right? This is the match day where they always have to, like, really step up because they've been so dominant on their other showings. Meanwhile, 07 takes out Vex. But it doesn't seem like this will actually occur. Element 6 still focusing on getting towards that next zone. They do have to go through a choke point here, and it looks like they might run into some other squads for now. Full English, they're still heading.
01:35:13 Full recovery, English. Stunted, though, with a Rolling Thunder, this will prevent a lot of what they want to do. Instead, contesting for height above with a great grav lift. Love the repositioning there, but a building is just as good to defend against the height. Something of a roof to be had, actually, on the northern side of our map. Yeah, the time is of the essence with that ring steadily closing in on them. It'll be here before you know it, so I hope this engagement...
01:35:39 Last no more than 30 seconds. Noises just kind of acquiring the squad, waiting for the drop. Rakafaka, though, with the reinforced door. Gonna play alongside of it. I love how the Team 202 is kind of spread out, trying to hold the cross angles, and Brynn steadily but surely breaking in with the Digi threat through the smoke. You're able to get a good bit of entry damage through, and we just barricade on it.
01:36:03 From behind the pillar Brynn is unable to take advantage of a 30-30s ADS, but noises in Surdell deliver where key. Zone you can hear it hovering on the outside, the loud m of it as it crosses through here. The English, they'll take advantage of the resources that they find to make sure that they stay healthy with even Red Dragon double white on blue.
01:36:31 Looking to see if they can maybe get some... Are they gonna try this again? This is crazy. Same ratting. Oh, they get themselves away. Oh, here we go. You ground blue, you throw the black hole, and you focus on the rotate. This is the biggest game of cat and mouse that I have ever witnessed.
01:36:53 Das ist absolut absurde. Für Reddragons sind sie in der anderen Seite der Schöne und hoffentlich finden sich ein Platz zu finden. Ich bin gespannt, wer es tatsächlich tatsächlich covering diese Schöne hier ist, denn für ein Team wie Reddragons sind, ich glaube, dass sie nicht so gut sind. Ich glaube, es ist etwas, was sie haben in ihrem Schöne. Für Light, es scheint, dass er sehr gut ist. Yo, Light ist... ...zruggling.
01:37:20 Six bullets in the 30-30. Two shield cells. White. Just out there between a rock and a hard place with the zone at their back. Just trying to stay alive, you know? There's a light at the end of the tunnel. Granted, this is not a tunnel. It's a fissure. And it's one that LCDF seemed to be barreling towards at lightning speed.
01:37:43 Bro, Mind here, closing the distance. I don't even think they know Light is here, but Dolgerin, inside Beast of the Hunt, if they even get a whiff of the Bangalore on there. But for now, still shooting all the flatline bullets and none of them connecting, but it was a really solid effort. Good tries for ESG's Light. He will find himself a bit of a pineapple in what looks to be...
01:38:10 Aber das ist einfach so weit, wenn nicht weiter, von wo er geht. No Heals, ich glaube, nicht. Ich werde ich sagen, dass es 0 Syringes ist für diesen Mann ist. Wenn nur das war Season 20, und du kannst einfach Pop-A-Smoke- und starten Heal. Aber wir warten bis Februar 13. Vollenglish, Lose-Out-On-Noises, aber die Radiant-Transfer kommt durch, so für die nächsten Sekunden, es hat einen Scheidern.
01:38:38 But Noise is still able to call out for the squad as ANC Outplayed is just ahead of them. Now we'll take down a double on Red Dragon here, even with the extension of the largest fit with Fit2. Now the only remaining member barely does Dell miss out on some knock drop damage here, as the English rotating around the other side of this building should be able to potentially find Fit2. And even if they do not, we'll be able to gatekeep this rotation, Sir Dell especially.
01:39:07 Really biding his time. Ah, yes, good comms. This was Red Dragon, and now they're eliminated. So we can set our sights knowing safely that A and C outplayed is still deep into North Pad, but that coveted engagement between the full English and Red Dragon has finally ended. Element 6, though, still southern side of the zone, keeping their eyes towards this gazebo here, nearby trenches. They're controlling a lot of space and sitting on triple red here.
01:39:33 But we need to find a good bit of eliminations to really get them into the fray.
01:39:39 Krack, peek on the outskirts there, barely doesn't check the corner and run into what could have been potentially a punishing end and instead for element 6 this is something that could come back to bite them granted shots potentially giving away the fact that there is a squad behind them they make for immediate rotations at the thankful action of TSM Phoenix had that not come through they would have never known
01:40:07 Very true, but regardless, FullEnglish was able to get points on the board. In the upper left hand of your screen, you'll see where that zone is pulling and who it favors. LCDF playing outside on that further westernmost finger towards the edge, kind of barricaded around the supply bins. So a really solid position for them. But for PassionUA, they've also made a move to play in the center.
01:40:30 So curious to see how our teams that have not made it deep into north pad will hit that rotation and well element six clearing out through the trenches.
01:40:40 Taking their time there might be on the rotate to find Aurora potentially alongside them for T or my apologies for 40% worse over here on the side were able to find a bit of damage down onto ANC but they themselves taking just as much as in return from low ground presence need to find a way to access the POI itself without getting shot from above and the same can be said for TSM Phoenix.
01:41:04 TSM Phoenix, Sabs down. Kyrie trying to stay alive. And now the lone standing Alpha. We've seen this before. We knew it was going to be tough to play down here. And they were trying to make it work. But the disengaged, the double time, the Phoenix hit will never come through. But TSM Phoenix will be eliminated. We turn our attention towards 40%. Wurst losing out on Shiv and Zeri and Mandy.
01:41:28 Just cannot find a good position, because there are so many squads making their way in that they are constantly being pressured. Zarephur almost brought down by the Knuckle Cluster from Cyber above here, able to find the incredibly slowest of heals. But granted, not much of a health to work on in regards. In Heaven Below, just as well as E6, as we tune back into them, losing out on Cracked as a result.
01:41:57 CJ down and out, and there's going to be no chance to get him back. I look towards to see if we have any Mobis, but it's not going to be there. Cybercats, though, having a strong performance and remain up top. 40% worse will fall. We knew that was going to happen because they were just in such dire needs as Aurora has moved in towards the peninsula you were mentioning earlier. Cyber, got to be careful here. They themselves poked as they make their return on the outskirts.
01:42:24 Und jetzt ist es, dass wir uns auf den Weg machen.
01:42:51 Still need plenty of time here. We still have to get a reset. But a reset might not happen. Dolgerin, last standing. Pushing forward. Needs to reload the R9. Looks for the shield swap. Gets it. We're back to blue. We've got the reload. But not with enough time. Outplayed Shex. The nail in the coffin. And now Cybercats have plenty of time before they have to hit the ground running. We're going deep. And LCDF is waiting patiently.
01:43:18 für alle zu spielen für diese nächste Zone. Einfaches Reset von Cybercats, das mit der Vorteil des Double-Squads Eliminate. Sie wissen, dass es weitergeht. Wir haben bereits gesehen, dass sie in einem Drei-Vin-Gap gehen müssen. Wir haben Worlds-Edge, aber Stormpoint hat es so gemacht. E6 hier, Eins-Spunzermain, endlich auf den Boden. Oh, Aurora geht in für free, Element 6 begin!
01:43:48 Mit K-Sweeney in a swing, Cybercats are gone, into the top 8, and well-needed eliminations for K-Sweeney. Crack back up, jumps up, and immediately just starts sending it. Now Slab, last standing, in the zone. Of course you're going to fall for that, but Aurora getting into the mix and just eating apart, outplayed for 2R1C and the lone standing light. This could be...
01:44:10 The last stand for them. I can't even believe Light's still alive as Passion UA down and out. Light gets found. We're into the final four. Aurora here on the outskirts. LCDF across from them. A major exchange of batteries before what can be some of these final fights as you show that Aurora are in more than good health here. Bit of refreshing Rolling Thunder, but...
01:44:33 Forge, 2R1C, Aurora, all coming from the exact same side of Zone here. 2R1C might be looking to finish off Forge before they even get the chance to play.
01:44:44 Here it goes, we want to get into the final three. Even Nine Impulse kind of extending out looking for a piece of it, but it's all going to MyC. Forge eliminated, but the duo of 2R1C now has to use the cover of this Dark Veil to reset, but not before Nine Impulse is able to deal a significant amount of damage, but it doesn't even matter. Everyone is bleeding apart. 2R1C fall and the final engagement between LCDF and Aurora ensue. The grab lift for Zedon to finish the nail in the coffin.
01:45:13 LCDF, der Home of Northpad, they take your win in Map 3. We talked about it earlier. Able to win from the POI, you call home. For LCDF, they have had to deal with not just today's Pulse, but even the previous. Finally getting the opportunity after a beautiful spell was casted by Tiffany to put them in Northpad. They pick up the win they so well deserve.
01:45:40 I'm officially taking offers for the North American broadcast later. No, I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. Totally. That would be hilarious. I did light a candle, though, and I do have a beautiful candle. It's a manifestation candle, but we'll talk more on that later because I digress. LCDF winning their home zone. Beautifully done. My only question is, because they were able to maintain so much space away from all the teams that were kind of from the actual compound of North Pat itself, how many eliminations were they able to grab? You know, because it just looked like it might have been anywhere from three to five.
01:46:08 And to be honest, the same can really be said for the majority of those teams. They're not just even LCDF 2R1C going into Aurora as well here. While yes, they were present into some of our higher placements, in terms of the actual gatekeeping and showing presence regarding this game, it wasn't until the very, very end that we saw those fights. I look more towards teams like in Heaven Red Dragon over on the edge, the full English who made their return. We're picking up KP.
01:46:36 Well, let's see it. LCDF, 3 eliminations and 12 placement points for a 15-point game. Now, granted, I know they're working on the placement points. They already have the eliminations down, but we're moving in the right direction. From Aurora, from Cenote Caves to Northpad, they were able to grab 5 eliminations for a 14-point game and 2R1C. Another solid performance for them. Down as we scroll there, Element 6 with 8 KP themselves.
01:47:02 mit dem High Presence of Edge wirklich rearing its head. Cybercats do falter a little bit as they don't make that exchange, but there it is. I talked about it as we came off the full English, really showing their tempo here, catering to the teams on their slow rotates.
01:47:21 Overall very solid performance, and despite Red Dragon being a little, I almost want to call it petty, the way they were kind of trying to open up the door for an engagement throughout that map, only able to walk away with one eliminations for a total of two points, but for Paschen, GoNext, even GoNext in particular, that needed to kind of bounce back off the win prior for that 22-point game.
01:47:44 We'll have to go next and see what they do on World's Edge. But for the time being, I want to welcome back Glitter. Glitter was sitting there on the side, and we got to get our squad back for the halftime. I mean, you said it really well, Tiff. It was the fact that LCDF said the one thing they wanted to focus on was nailing down those placement points. An opportunity was given to them with a zone that favors their drop, and they do exactly that. They might not have had the KP that we've seen them get in, you know, games past, but it's about...
01:48:12 Hallo. Hallo, everyone.
01:48:41 Okay, all right, to kick things off, I've got a question for you because we've been talking about it a lot. Obviously, we keep seeing all of these trailers. I want to get your thoughts on Season 20. Obviously, we don't know anything concrete yet, right, until the season releases, but I want to get some maybe predictions on how you think that it could potentially change the competitive meta.
01:49:05 Well, the entire game is going to change. I'm very excited. It seems like the game is going in the right direction. I feel like it's one of those moments that an actual gameplay change is going to happen. And I'm very excited. All these changes are going to be both too competitive or casual, with a lot of leaks, a lot of videos that were already put on YouTube.
01:49:33 Wir waren bereits ein bisschen zu studieren, zu denken, zu haben verschiedene Ideen, wie wir diese neue Saison wollen. Aber am Ende des Tages, bis wir eigentlich spielen, bis wir die Screams haben und sehen, wie es alles aussieht, wir können nicht wirklich wissen, wie es sein wird.
01:49:52 I mean, good vibes, right? I love that you kind of already said that you're looking to theorycraft. And we all know you love Crypto. You've had a lot of really solid moments on Crypto throughout, I believe, the past couple splits. And now that the EMP is getting bigger, right? Are we going to see a return to Keshera on Crypto? I'm definitely going to try. I'm definitely going to try. It all depends on how the game itself plays out.
01:50:18 I think there's a lot of potential on Crypto. I think there's a lot of potential in other characters. And it all depends on how teams want to approach the game, I guess. I feel like the most dominant teams are gonna maybe stick to the same game plans, but I think if teams want to try new things, now is the time. Okay, so when you say new things, what in particular are you looking at? If you had to name your ideal comp, regardless of scrims right now, what would you send out?
01:50:47 I don't think I want to. I don't think I want to. I want to keep it for myself. All right. I mean, that's respectable. We don't want to give anyone some ideas. I think everyone will have their own ideas, but I think it's going to be exciting. And that's about it. Even now, if we have some ideas, it's maybe not even going to translate to the actual gameplay.
01:51:16 Ich denke, wir müssen warten. Wir müssen testen. Es wird Spaß und ich kann nicht warten.
01:51:22 I know you're holding back quite a bit here. Just from the smile alone, you're thinking quite a bit about that Season 20 change. And I know for the rest of Amakere, you guys have found quite an extension as well. But I want to hear you think about something else. Let's take a look at some of these final circles from today here, starting off with the win from CyberCats. Give me your IGL, your intake regarding this endzone.
01:51:50 Ja, als an SGL ist es ein bisschen schwer zu wissen, was Cybercats haben in ihren Gedanken, während der Spiel. Sie haben einfach den ganzen Raum gewonnen, von Eco. Sie wussten, dass die Zone in diesem Ort war. Und ich denke, das war ein großer Fehler von GoNext. Dass sie hier aus der Position beurteilen. Wenn sie diese Wall haben...
01:52:16 und den Spiel zu spielen. Ich denke, OP war zu werden, um gegen Katz zu kämpfen. Und vielleicht haben sie den Weg genommen. Aber ja, OP wusste, dass sie keine Kontrolle über die Situation hatten. Sie mussten es auf den 3v2 und Katz war einfach zu positionieren, in eine Art, wie sie die ganze Zeit verletzten. Sie wussten, was sie tun hatten. Sie waren in Kontrolle über die ganze Endzone. Und sie enden gewinnen mit fast keinen Effort, nur mit ihren Abilities.
01:52:45 Just fighting the entire squad. Of course. Here on Game 2 ESG did a huge game. Sure. Did a huge game ESG. They fighted very, very hard. Same situation on ANC. They had no control of the situation. They couldn't do much. They just had to send it somewhere. They decided to send it to ESG. And they ended up giving the free win to go next.
01:53:10 Ja, bei beiden Zeiten war es ein bisschen schwer, denn ANC ist eigentlich sehr gut, heute. Sie finden sich in sehr guter Positionen, aber in den letzten Circles, manchmal kann man nicht so viel machen. Und sie haben einfach zu vollsand, mit nicht viel Cover, bereits sehr stark. Es war einfach schwer für sie.
01:53:34 Do you think there was anything that could have been done on the outside from ESG here to pressure Outplayed off of them? Maybe they could put a little bit more pressure, trying to push them in to go next, but I think go next just does the same on the other side, and ANC at the end of the day, they just have to send it somewhere. I don't think ESG could have done much.
Analyse der Spielstrategien und Teampositionierung
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01:53:59 Ich bin ein bisschen unglücklich, dass sie nicht die Kills bekommen haben. Sie haben quasi all die Arbeit gemacht. Aber am Ende der Tag, sie haben sie zu nehmen. Es war ein großes Spiel für sie und in der zweiten Platz. Und dann, of course, als wir kind of jump on over hier zu diesem Finish mit LCGF auf der Legge hier. Ist da eine Art wie diese Teams kann das Push von kommen?
01:54:22 von LCDF? Ich glaube nicht so. Sie hatten so große Vorteile in ihrer Positionierung. Vielleicht hat Aurora gespielt, um das Nummer 1 zu bekommen. Aber ich glaube, sie gespielt richtig. Sie gespielt für die Punkte. Sie sahen die Kampf von 2R1C und Forge auf der Seite. Sie wussten, dass sie so schnell gewinnen können und sie können 2nd Platz bekommen. Sie haben einfach die Punkte, die sie wussten.
01:54:47 Sie preferieren nicht riskieren. Sie sind in guter Position im Pro League, so sie nicht wirklich haben zu tun. Und ja, LCDF, sie haben einfach zu kontrollieren. Sie haben einfach, dass niemand griefts ihre game. Sie haben einfach, dass sie für free auf der Max-Side sind. Und sie haben einfach alles die Points, alles die Kills. In der Ende. Ja, und dann... ...unable zu wirklich kommen auf den Topf hier für Auroraz. Mit der Damage in tow. Das ist ein Quick-Clean-up von LCDF.
01:55:18 Ja, die drei Spiele waren fast die gleiche, beide Katz, Gonex und jetzt LCDF, sie hatten alles auf ihre Seite und sie haben es. Es sind die Team smarten, Team die wissen, was ist in der Vorstellung. Und wenn man sie die Möglichkeit hat, sie werden es einfach nehmen.
01:55:38 I couldn't have said it better myself. We also get an opportunity to look at the series results after that last match to see where everybody sits. Like you said, CyberCats doing really well for themselves even further in first place now after match number three for a total of 42 points. Moving on down though, a few standouts on both sides of things obviously forged into our one seat.
01:55:59 In 8th and 9th, respectively, mostly because of their consistency with their placement points. And then on the flip side, we see the slaying power of E6 here. Kashira, do you have any thoughts on any of those teams?
01:56:10 Ich denke, E6 wollte mehr machen. Sie wissen, dass sie jetzt die Contest gegen LCDF haben und das wird schwer sein. Both für LCDF und E6. So beide Teams denken, dass wir vielleicht noch mehr machen müssen. Aber ja, es war ein tolles Jahr. Ich bin sehr froh, dass ESG und Gonex auf dem Top gehen. A und C.
01:56:36 Das ist ein Team, die sehr unterhatsen sind. Sie haben so gut Apex gespielt. Sie haben es gezeigt, dass sie in den Endgängen waren, in jedem Spiel, obwohl sie in der letzten Zeit sind in der Top 6 oder so. Aber alle Teams, die in der Top 4 oder Top 5 spielen, haben sie so konsistiert in ihrer Positionierung, brillant Rotates. Sie kämpfen, obwohl sie vielleicht drei Spiels in der Ende hatten, mussten sie kämpfen, um in dieser Position zu sein.
01:57:05 Ich weiß, dass Team GoNext und ESG wirklich braucht heute eine gute Day-To-Day. Es gibt viele doors open für World's Edge. Ich weiß, dass ANC Outplayed ist, als ein Team ein bisschen unterrated ist, aber jetzt sind wir auf der halft-Way-Point, für die Saison, gibt es noch andere Teams, die du oder haben Sie so far gefallen?
01:57:32 Ich denke, heute ist es auch Made in Eben, das ist eine gewisse Team zu sehen, weil man immer weiß, was kommt aus dem Weg. Ich verstehe noch nicht, wie sie spielen, wie sie spielen, aber es funktioniert für sie. Ja, es ist ziemlich schön zu sehen. Ich denke, die Top 5 sind die Top 5 der Pro-League.
01:57:58 Es sind die Teams, die die größten Wissen und Erfahrung haben. Sie wissen, wie sie sich an den anderen vornehmen. Sie zeigen die Konsistenzigkeit, die in und die out.
01:58:10 Other than that, maybe surprising, it's more the teams that are not performing as well. For example, ESG and GoNext. I really felt that GoNext, until the start of ProLeague, they really had a shot to be one of those top contenders. ESG showed a lot of promise as well. ProLeague is not one matchday or two, it's an entire seven if you reach finals and there's still a lot of points to be earned.
01:58:39 Let's see if things shake up until the end. I love it. I love it. Well, Kashera, thank you very much for coming on and chatting with us. Can't wait to see you in your next play. Thank you for the invite. Good luck on the rest of the broadcast. And I wish everyone to have fun on the next games.
Challenger Circuit und Fokuswechsel zu World's Edge
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01:59:02 All right, always love getting an opportunity to talk to some of our players, but it's not just the ALGS that has been running these last few weeks, but our Challenger Circuit has started as well. Challenger Circuit number one has concluded, and congratulations to NPC who won that first Challenger Circuit. All right, we've got Tayla, Flieson, and Robin.
01:59:30 Coming through in the first CC, trying to break into our ALGS here. I mean, Zephyr, you love to see it.
01:59:38 I was going to say, I actually got to cast that match up there and we got to see MVC deliver probably one of the most dominant games I've ever seen out of them finishing the day with 101 points here. So for those of you who want to potentially be a challenger, we've got the second one coming up here, March 2nd through 24th. And of course, you've still got two weeks to sign up and get a chance to compete and maybe find your way into Pro League.
02:00:03 All right, thank you very much, Zephyr, which means as we look towards World's Edge, it's time to send you on break, sir. Very well deserved to break, so we'll see you back here in just a little bit. Say bye to you for now. And Tiff, it's time for us to switch our focus. We're switching up maps. We're going on to World's Edge. Okay, we saw lots of teams show up on Storm Point. Are they going to be able to bring it now that we're changing things up on them?
02:00:33 I can only hope, right? And especially with bringing in Kashera, and he's like, the main question was the LCDF Element 6. Did we do enough on Stormpoint to be able to withhold and be consistent throughout the rest of this series? So, of course, we've got our eyes onto Skyhook. I don't know if we'll actually see them directly contesting because we've seen that throughout scrims, and it has just been one of the most, um, is brutal a good word to put it? It's a lot of heat.
02:01:00 A lot of passion in that contest, let me tell you that much. You didn't have the footwork in at the end? No energy or footwork? Look, if this green screen were larger, I would get up and I would just be like, show him, I have no footwork, let's be real. But for our map rotation, we can see.
02:01:15 The winners, CyberCats map number one, Go Next match number two, and then LCDF in their home ending of North Pad be able to take that victory. But for our first map in World's Edge, we have to start thinking, what do our drops look like, our historic rings? Because it really tells us a story here. And as you see, we've been seeing that zone ending a lot up towards Monument. We got it on match day one. I've seen it a ton in scrims. We even got it another time in match day three. And even the Skyhook ending, we saw...
02:01:44 I don't know if I have your power.
02:01:56 I might have to rely on you for that one and also get the lottery numbers at the same time. But I'm keeping my eyes on some of those southern zones. We even heard Kashera call them out. ESG, a team that he was impressed with here today. And they are down there where two of those zones finished last time. These two groups faced off against each other. So that could potentially bode well for them if we get some more southern polls.
02:02:19 And as we look at our drop spots, the contest that we've been witnessing, CyberCats and Vex over at Harvester, but now 202 has left stacks.
02:02:28 And have moved over to Contest Mind at Tree, which is really interesting because then it gives ESG the ability to play Launch Site and Dome between those two POIs and leaves the entirety of Frag East open. So I'll be keeping an eye on specific rotations around that. Red Dragon, they go big mod, they typically grab all of the crafting materials, they'll go grab some...
02:02:51 Rampart Special Weapons and keep going. But now this is the prior matchday zones along with the points that were accrued throughout the three maps on World's Edge on their last meetup for A and C. So Cybercats was able to get 34 points in three maps alone on World's Edge and they are already coming in with 35 from Stormpoint. So this could be a totally different story for them.
02:03:16 I mean, one of the, okay, one of. There's quite a few things I'm kind of keeping my eyes on here. First of all, we've got a few teams that were in contests on Storm Point that aren't on contests here in World Edge. So an opportunity to get some points looking at the likes of Full English or Passion. But then also, last time these two groups faced off, this was...
02:03:36 07 did really, really well on World's Edge, and we saw that they had a ton of points in that graphic, and they struggled in our first three matches today, so there is a possibility for 07 to kind of have a little bit of a bounce back here now that we're on World's Edge.
Frühe Konfrontationen und strategische Zonenpositionierung auf World's Edge
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02:03:51 You're right, Glitter, they had a map win in 5-6, but we turn our attention over towards Harvester. Babylons themselves will drop down to the below, grab that R301, and immediately start tracking the horizon on CyberCats, rejoined alongside. But when CyberCats elect to play the fuse on the contest, the Knuckle Cluster will bring the pain.
02:04:14 This is a very, very hot way to start off World's Edge here for these two teams. Vex looking pretty strong. They've been having some really good engagements so far for themselves, but Cybercats don't want to let that POI go. You also had mentioned it over in TreeMind and 202 in their contest. A little bit of a back and forth here. 202 looking to get some weapons so they can hopefully deal some damage. Take a little bit of poke, but not pushing anything too crazy yet is only...
02:04:43 Not a bad job here. Center will smoke and disengage me. Look for a cheekier angle on Dasanka. So we do need to keep that mine going through Yolu at one point in time. Was the youngest player in EMEA region last year.
02:05:02 Years go crazy, a little bit older now and a little bit more competitive experience and they're gonna seek to disengage towards the building on the outskirts of tree and Miskim opens it up, grabs that early knock onto Yolu giving them the player advantage and allow them a little bit more aggressive because they were able to get that first knock without taking a bit of damage. This would be a good opportunity here for 202 to clear this out, not only get that KP on the board but...
02:05:26 Es gibt ein ganzes Momentum, um die erste Spiel auf den ersten Spiel zu machen. Sie gehen auf den Ruf und sich melden, um alle zu entfernen. Und es sieht aus wie 2.0.2 ist ziemlich komfortabel als sie die letzte Kille bekommen. Und 2.0.2 Owned die Tree. Ich sage, sie haben alle gewonnen, alle Spieler von 2.0.2, einfach nur zu navigieren.
02:05:50 Das contests perfekt, so ich bin wirklich stolz von ihnen, um, dass sie hier auf World's Edge gehen können. Sie sind in 2nd place auf dem Tag, 32 Punkte, so... Tanf, ich hate zu interruptieren, aber ich muss mich an das. Ich habe nicht gesagt, Skyhook, ich habe. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast. Du hast.
02:06:14 I'm looking where Forge is. The name is, I can't tell if the rings connect. Now, if the rings connect underneath Forge, that means you have a higher chance of it pulling towards Skyhook. Now, if there was a differentiating between and there was a little bit of a gap, it would bounce back to the other side. But, I mean, it's looking Skyhook-y.
02:06:33 Sie müssen wissen, was Sie getan haben und wie Sie es tun haben, denn wir sind nach dem Norden und die Teams werden ihren Weg machen. Sie starten zu versuchen, welche Gebäude sie finden können und ist bereit. RedDragon.
02:06:49 ...wanting to nail something down, not having to deal with a contest, but having to make a pretty long rotate all the way over from Big Mod, finding themselves a little bit stuck right now. And as these teams start to get that zone information, we're going to see them making some quick moves. I mentioned 07 earlier.
02:07:09 They're trying to move past Harvester right now. Kat's not going to be paying attention to them at all, but 07 looking to get in there early. Look, they need to. They acquired so many points with those back-to-back wins on the last matchday showing, but for now we have to turn the tides to ANC Outplayed and Red Dragon. Fitu already grabbing that opening knock, trying to get the advantage, but made in heaven in Skyhook. We'll tune back to Red Dragon and ANC Outplayed in just a moment, but for now, Arctic.
02:07:38 Throwing out the piercing spikes, but the rez, you can kind of hear the audio cue, but doubling down, throwing nades to try and fend off. They are able to stick that rez.
02:07:50 Mäden in Heaven, another team that even Kashira called out for having a really strong performance today. Their slaying power has been on point, finding themselves here in a little bit of a back and forth as they try to hold down their position, getting their shields back up. And honestly, once they've laid claim to this floor, they should be good for a little bit. This is one of those buildings that a lot of teams will try to play early on, 2R1C in a battle against
02:08:21 Passion hier auf der anderen Seite. YQ peekt mit der 30-30, able zu holen. Und es sieht aus, dass sie die Bangle geflogen haben, um die Bangle zu verhindern, um die Distanz zu verhindern. Und um das Initial Knock zu holen. Aber wo es ein Will, ist ein Weg. Und 0, 0 YQ. Und Densei, voll senden.
02:08:43 Passion. Giving themselves a little bit of loot here as they continue to move through. Still 19 squads up as well. Not the same type of early game action that we saw in our Stormpoint matches. Obviously less contests, but just the nature of World's Edge as our teams are making their way through. Passion should have...
02:09:06 A little bit of room now to move through Lava Fissure and find themselves on the western side of where this zone is going to be pulling. So they might have found themselves in a safe spot here. Back on board with 07 as well, who look like they have a clear path ahead of them too.
02:09:22 A clear path ahead, but a lot of work to do. Coming in just outside the top 15, they need to gather as many points on World's Edge as they possibly can, but rotating out through Landslide, of course, Cybercats nearby. Landslide has been spawning a lot of crafters, and it has been the ideal stop for a lot of teams on their journey to out that kind of mid-game zone playing. So you need to make sure you hit the crafter, get your shields up, and they were taking a little bit of pokes towards 07.
02:09:48 Gotta hit the beacon, grab that information. But as we see it now, Glitter, gotta get your ideas here. Because I've seen the zone pull towards where Element 6 is to the building to the left. I've seen it kind of end a little bit with the mountains in the way. I've also seen it pull back towards Countdown. Kind of that choke area as well. So it could go that route. But no, it looks like we will stick to where Element 6 potentially is.
02:10:14 I was wondering if they were going to get this to go in their favor as well, because that bodes really well for both them and LCDF, being up there already, being able to claim that space super early. We saw how aggressive E6 was being today, though, and it's an opportunity, nice shot, Natsky, to get some points on the board for E6, but Natsky's coming through with the Kraber in hand, Nox, Max, Strafe, and 07 are going to have...
02:10:42 Let me just tell you the ability here for Passion UA.
02:10:55 Ich glaube, es war in Map 3 für die EMEA-Broadcast.
02:11:24 So many teams were playing, but Natsuki has the Moby. Can he get it to come through?
02:11:31 I'm interested to see what they do. Obviously, this is an area that they've done well for themselves before, but as teams continue to rotate in, everyone who's been solidified is waiting to see who's flying in, what buildings they're trying to land on. Is there an opportunity for poke damage, especially towards the western side of that zone? Because there's a couple teams right on the outskirts that are going to have to move in as it continues to shrink down. You can see just how clustered up everyone is going to become.
02:11:59 Still have a few stragglers on the outside as well. And this is where things are going to get dangerous. I was worried that Zero is going to take a little bit of damage. They actually do okay and managed to clean this rooftop. Really solid that they were able to get this for themselves. Immediately get the pylon down and start fencing up thanks to Zero. Arctic off screen is just doing work.
02:12:22 auf 07 mit der Sentineln. Wir beginnen zu denken über Teams, wie du schon erwähnt, das sind die Late-Arrivers zu Skyhook. Ich denke, Red Dragon, Aurora. Aurora spielt auf die Survey Beacon auf der Seite, das Haus, die 99.9% der Zeit hat, hat eine Survey Beacon auf. Sie wird das Schöne und starten zu diesem Chokepoint, das Cybercats ist in. Granted, wenn du den ersten Teil für den Tag gewonnen hast, hast du initiale Harvester Contest und du hast eine tonne...
02:12:51 I can't, I can't. Anytime I see a Kraber shot, I'm just like, what? You hit that? Let's go. Can I see another one, please? Add some flair. Give me some flair with it, too. Okay, not everyone can be empty from land, all right? Not everyone can do that.
02:13:09 It's going to be very reminiscent of what we just saw pushing out of here Kraber in hand from 07 this time now cybercats looking to see if anyone's paying attention to this area or if they can make a safe push across but obviously those buildings right in front of them mostly occupied at this point and now checking in with the team you had just mentioned tip red dragon on the edge of this zone just biding their time right now they've got Aurora right in front of them and they can
02:13:38 They'll probably have to at least create a little bit of noise here and see if they can push them out of the way if they want to have a safe push towards that Skyhook area. Thinking historically, I'm pretty sure Kazak used to play the Bangalore for the squad, but they've moved it to another player, and typically Kazak will play with the Rampart Weapon Longbow. We've made some adjustments here, and honestly, if Red Dragon can hold that position and...
02:14:03 Und wenn sie wirklich auf Aurora und ESG fendt, werden sie einfach in die Free-Side-Zone gehen können. Sie haben ein schönes Choke auf der Disposal. Granted, Passion wird auch sein, aber Reddragons haben das brillant. Sie sind jetzt in einem sehr, sehr starken Spot, wie die Zone geht, aber sie müssen auf ESG und Aurora fendt. Sie sehen sich ESG machte die move, über Aurora. Wo werden sie landen? Ist es gerade auf dem Reddragons?
Strategische Manöver und Teamkämpfe in späteren Spielphasen
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02:14:32 Lufka taking a chunk of damage, able to maintain maybe two HP left on that shield, maybe one shot away from going down. But for now, they're inside the tunnel, and Aurora knows there'll be two squads that they will have to contend with on that rotation. So I'm immediately looking to see, do we have evac towers available? And once that zone pull comes through...
02:14:55 And a lot of teams realize they have to move even deeper towards Passion in Skyhook, who took that building mere minutes ago for free via their own evac tower. I mean, you gotta do what you gotta do, and Batuu goes down here. It's just...
02:15:13 Wir brauchen ein paar Positionen hier. Ich wollte nur sagen, dass sie wirklich gut gemacht haben. Sie haben sich in und gefunden, auf der Slow-Side der Zone zu sehen. Also, wenn sie sich nicht umgekehrt, um sie zu sehen, um sie zu sehen, um sie zu sehen.
02:15:38 Jukes ist eigentlich durch ihre Leben, um die Radiant Transfer für die Teammates.
02:16:03 Das ist das, was Jukes jetzt gemacht hat. Er hat die Radian Transport und hat den Prozess. Kezak und Fitsu haben die Tower und das wird in der nächsten Zone für sie. ESG vying for a position just below sie will be relegated to a duo, aber die Mobi ist hier. Und sie sollten das hier sein können.
02:16:28 But the issue with this is, they're trying to bring back their Bangalore, right? So you can't just essentially smoke top of tower, hit the res. Alright, well it looks like Forge want to get in on the action as well. They ended up...
02:16:43 Ja, Light! Light kam back!
02:17:01 They lived long enough for the Red Ship to show up. Now Light is that lone solo. Once again for ESG. Now mind you, they came into map number four in third place. So any placement points ESG can conjure up for themselves is going to be vital. But for Forge, back up to the three here. After essentially wreaking havoc on the squads around. 18 squads up in round four. It's what you like to see. That was a match.
02:17:30 Und dann, of course...
02:17:57 As the zone continues to shrink, everyone that's now gathered is going to have to push back west, and it's just going to get really messy. Oh, it's going to get tough. I love that Vex was trying to make a push towards Aurora and rotate in through that way, but Aurora just able to hold their spot, and now will have a free walk-in with just minimal cover, but we turn our attention to Cybercats trying to make their way over on the Skyhook side, because it still has a new Fresh Craver.
02:18:26 Maxed up with that Rampage, but the Knuckle Cluster kind of almost backfires on them a little bit. Anzi outplayed, Go Next goes down, Xonya goes down, and now they have to keep moving straight in to Passion UA and 07. 07, who are now a three stack. They were able to get the revive onto Amphi and get them back into the match.
02:18:46 Cybercats ist definitiv ein schwerer hier, auf gegen die U-Aim, able zu bekommen ein Knochen auf Sanya, aber dann bereits das, und es ist einfach ein Back-and-Forth. 07 sieht die Möglichkeit, die in 3rd-Party zu pushen, das Hopefully clean up some easy KP. Sie starten das, U-Aim ist aus, Cybercats down zu 2, und Nags ist in für das Final-Push, cleaning up Cybercats. 07 now own this area of the Zone.
02:19:12 2-0-2 go down in the distance as well. The Dark Veil for cover for the reset. Very cleanly done. Red Dragon still top of tower. Gorge still living underneath and Aurora just walking freely with a lot of space. Space that will soon disappear as the zone pulls away from tower. But they can play the rocks here and essentially have open season on the squads ahead of them.
02:19:39 Here's that push coming in from Aurora. You see Hardeki and Impulse right on these outskirts trying to see if they can maybe get an angle on Red Dragon, who definitely has them in their sights. They know Aurora is trying to make their way through.
02:19:54 We rain a little bit farther in on an off angle for the squad, trying to see if maybe there's either a safe way to rotate through or get some damage down on these two teams and kind of force them to start going for a fight here. Bang ult is called in, and that might be the opening that they're looking for. Woohoo! It is! Jay Savage connects.
02:20:17 Fittu und Reddragons will leichter meet ihre Makers hier, als sie aus der Lobby fallen. Forge maintaining ein guter Gehalt. Wir müssen unsere Augen auf die Aurora, weil wir müssen weitergehen. Aber die Aurora sind auf der Rock. Forge sind diejenigen, die nur ein wenig zu gehen. Aber die reale Frage...
02:20:37 is inside Skyhook. The Layer Cake buildings are happening and 07 need to turn this around and they are doing just that. With so many eliminations for the squad thus far for this game sitting on 8 and Natsuki with a Kraber just waiting to connect. 07 managing to get that roof for free. I don't even know how they made it up there so safely but they've got themselves a great position. The Kraber.
02:21:07 Trying to make something work here in the hands of Nasky as they're keeping their eyes peeled for those teams that are starting to make a move in. Look at Aurora on this rock right now. Aurora, Hardecki, the Grim Reaper himself, looking for the ultimate high ground. And they just have so much space. Six eliminations for this squad. Now granted, it's a completely different story. Think back.
02:21:33 zu der Matchday 2, wo sie hat 57 Punkte, nur von Stormpoint. Nun haben sie alle ihre Arbeit hier auf World's Edge und Noises von FullEnglish, die einfachen zu tun, was sie können, um das Push von TSM-Phoenix zu halten. TSM-Phoenix, die TSM-Phoenix zu eliminieren FullEnglish. Und zurück zu 07. Just sechs mehr Bullets, auf Aurora.
02:21:59 Oh, Nasky weiß, sie sind da und kann es nicht zu verbunden werden, aber sie werden in den Krosshairs halten. TSM-Phoenix ist ein guter Job, aber sie haben einen kleinen Raum für sie vor, bevor sie in sind. Aber die erste Team, die sie werden müssen, ist LCDF. Es wird interessant sehen, was sie können mit all dieser Raum zu machen. Aurora weiß, sie sind da. Die Catwall hat zu gehen. Sie haben keine Lone und Cover zu spielen. Und Aurora ist auf die Rock, auf den Roof gegen 07!
02:22:27 They were forced to push off. They took too much damage in the open on the top. Now, can they hit the regain? All the shield bats come through and now we're looking at med kits. Fun fact, 1,913 shield bats were used up in the EMEA region until this match day with Hardeki being the top user of shield bats. And they got to keep on. How they're able to survive here is crazy. Still getting a knock. Bang ult doing work.
02:22:54 We're seeing lots of shields. Players are starting to go down. LCBF looking a little bit low. 07 still managing to hold on to this roof, but if I'm not mistaken, E6 is above them trying to push them off for control. Some beautiful shots with the Volt coming out of Nasty trying to do what he can to force E6 away and off of their position right now. E6 does go down and 07 survived by the skin of their teeth.
02:23:18 My question is, how many nades do 07 have? We've seen this before, and this was their pop-off moment. They have the high ground, now we need to really focus on this, because how will they approach it? We grab lift up from Natsuki, drops down, immediately goes down, Amphi to follow, Nagz left standing into the top three, but it's Aurora who's really cooking and made in heaven, though, able to take out 07 and clean up the remnants of Aurora.
02:23:47 Where did Made in Heaven come from? That was the sneakiest, most patient play. We were watching Aurora fight for their lives. We were watching 07 try to hold down that roof. E6 died. 07 are forced off the roof because the ring is too close. Made in Heaven, I feel like they were silent assassins in the end there.
02:24:13 Hey, Kashera called them out in the halftime show, said they're playing incredibly well and to keep an eye on Made in Heaven. And you can see why. Biding their time, making sure that they play for the win and try to maximize their KP in that endgame. It was really tough when you think of being on the high ground. That's usually where you want to be, specifically in an endgame. But when that circle starts to collapse and you're forced to essentially jump into the open arms of the squads ahead of you, that can be a little jarring. And I love that 07 kind of broke.
02:24:42 Yeah, I mean, still phenomenal performance across the board. Like we had said, 07 possible team to pick up their performance here today. Now that we've switched on over to World's Edge, I feel like they did exactly that. E6 did well with a zone that was favoring them. So they were able to get some good placement points on the board as well as some of that KP. But made in heaven.
Analyse der Teamleistungen und strategische Bedeutung der Top 8
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02:25:09 I feel like they have just really stepped up to play, whether we see them getting one point in placement points, but then 10 kills on the board, or now we see them finishing really, really strong in this zone. I mean, they had a decent position coming out of Monument, but still made that work in a building that was very chaotic.
02:25:27 Ja, wenn ich mich zurückkehren, mit Groups A und Züge, Made in Heaven waren 2nd overall auf den Tag, ebenso behind Aurora. Und sie hatten 27 eliminations, got 55 points. So 07 war right behind ihnen mit 3. Regardless, es war ein dominant showing. Aber sie brauchen das, weil wir haben zu reden, die Fakt ist, dass...
02:25:44 We said it earlier, you need to be in the top 8. Match days are dwindling. If you can get yourself inside the top 20, well, you get to play in regional finals and an even bigger chance. But for our match 4 results, made in heaven, 17 points for that game. Aurora on 20 and 07-18. You said point sponge earlier, Glitter, but I'm seeing some more. Sheesh. I mean, that is a strong performance, especially when you take into consideration that...
02:26:10 Aurora, speziell, mussten so viele andere Teams zu erreichen, um das Spiel auf dem Rock zu erreichen. Und versuchen, die finalen Spiele in der letzten Reihe. Ich meine, sie...
02:26:21 We're scrappy to get there. 07 just understood what needed to be done as far as getting where they wanted to position. They had a really solid move to that rooftop. We didn't see how they did it, but they were here to play. And as we move down the rest of these results, I'm sure we'll probably see the points fall off just a bit here, because like you said, a little bit of a point sponge. We did see a pop-off out of 202 with their engagement, but otherwise they're just...
02:26:51 Weren't any more points to go around. Yeah, it is definitely tough. 202, they got three alone just from the contest. Same with Cybercats over at Harvester. So that at least gives them a bit of points. Now, you have to start really thinking about the longevity of it. Cybercats came into map number four in first place and were only able to grab four. So I'd imagine once we tune towards those series results, we might see a couple shakeups here. All right, well, I think we also have staff.
02:27:18 from our top three teams, because they were some massive performances, and I kind of want to see these numbers broken down individually, because, I mean, we saw a great Stormpoint Gazel World's Edge kicking off pretty strongly as well, Tiff. Yeah, Grim Reaper himself, 2k damage, breaking it with ease, 5100 for Aurora. That just goes to show you, as they battled their way in, they did work, and even 07.
02:27:47 Ich hätte für einen Moment gedacht, dass sie das aufhören und sich das aufhören können. Aber es ist ja so gut. Ich wäre froh mit dem. Es war eine fantastische Leistung. Wir sehen, wie es reflektiert in unsere overalls-series-resultate. CyberCats ist natürlich ein Team, die auf den Top hat.
02:28:09 Ja, I mean, Aurora jumped up from 5th place to 2nd after that map almost to 1st place. 07 moves from 16th to 9th.
02:28:32 Still really well. Even Element 6 moves up a couple of places, but it's LCDF that have slipped just one towards ANC Outplayed with only two matches to go, Glitter. It's getting close.
02:28:48 Cannot wait to see how the rest of our matches play out. Before we get into match number five, though, we're going to send it to a short break, give everybody a little bit of an opportunity to reset. And when we return, more Worlds Edge action. So don't go anywhere. You're watching the ALGS.
02:31:00 Ich bin Spidertipp, mit Zephyr. Ich bin Spidertipp, mit Zephyr. Ich bin Spidertipp. Ich bin Spidertipp, mit Zephyr.
02:31:26 We have not gotten in a long time. And it feels like two years ago, that was all we ever talked about. I do really love endings at Thermal Station. So we can only hope that they will pull. And 2Bar1C is backing behind you as that is their drop spot. But the history of our day goes to CyberCats, GoNext, LCDF, Made in Heaven. All different winners throughout our match series here. But two matches to go. And will we get a repeat?
Statistiken, Museum und Harvester
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02:31:54 Or who will reign supreme now that Katz and Aurora are one point apart at the top of the leaderboard? Some fun statistics off the back end of that last game. I know we talked about the 5k damage from Aurora off of it, but that 5k makes up a half of the total damage that they've done today at 10k.
02:32:17 Das ist eigentlich verrückt. Das ist verrückt. Was ist sogar verrückt, dass Mandy noch in der Pathfinder ist, dass sie bereit ist, für Season 20. Aber für heute, wir setzen uns auf unsere letzten zwei Matches. Die Apex Games Museum, die Free Cam Shot und auch, ich bin ein bisschen stolz, wir haben die Apex Asia Festival am Ende dieses Jahres. Sie haben Pop-Ups, such wie die Store, die Museum, viele Heirlooms und ich bin hier in den USA und stolz, aber für Vex...
02:32:44 They're in Harvester with Cybercats. I don't think they'll be too jealous of 99 found in their hands. It might not be a physical one, but for Clemmy, it's one that can do some work here. Able to get some nice reprooping on the other side. Even start to find those cracks and knock on ranches. Sure, sure. Turn those tides over there. Xhonya and Alonzi kind of backing up to get together. Strength in numbers, power of friendship as Eddie.
02:33:12 Anime Mark would say. Even the Radiant Transfer through walls. And a Gravlift to get back into the fray. Nice recovery there. And we'll see if the push comes through. Now following suit with Height and Play. Pushing off that Radiant Transfer. One of the best in terms of 50-50s. And Alonzi and Zonya, well, they've already made for the escape here knowing that was coming off the response.
02:33:36 Checking in with Mind and 2-0-2, it's Dolgorun last standing on the Conduit as opposed to Bloodhound and honestly back to the lobby as 2-0-2 wins another bout here at Tree. I think they found out about Tech's eviction notices in NA and is trying to serve some here in EMEA. They're a lot more aggressive about it. They don't share words, they just arrive.
02:33:59 Für Cybercats, so I'm curious where they will be arriving when we talk about Sonya able to find good rotation in the sky. Alonzi, Cat's Claw on the ground. Let's see if he can find some sort of safety. Getting into the valley there is going to be enough, and Vextia giving that one away. And I was about to say, okay, that is 202 with the revive. Yeah, I was going to say, Cats have nine lives, and so far we've just lost one in the form of Ranches, so we got the Geet it back.
02:34:28 That would be like four revives, if you had to really count it out. Maybe even five, I think. Good thing it's not three strikes here. Good thing. I would personally love to see that, but I know it won't be happening, at least in the ALGS. But we'll see where these teams now set themselves up for our endgame. It's not quite Thermal Station, but it is south.
02:34:50 In fact, this one a little bit of a mixed kind of ending here. I will note that without big mod and stacks showing a lot of presence here, this still kind of retains teams having to still focus on keeping control of that western bridge here. You can't lay all of your bets in on the other side of the cliff.
02:35:09 This is going to be tough because do you remember when we had essentially RKN on the desk talking about Geyser Zones in particular being one of the least favored type of pools from any team because of the ability to pull back towards Siphon, 2 Choke, 2 K Swinney on the ground trying to rotate, Slab and Crack though. What can you do against Forge, especially when you got the former teammate of Slayers over there?
02:35:34 Swinney ist hier, aber Sie wissen, dass er von oben ist. Mal sehen, was sie werden können. Es ist sehr schnell für die Remenanten von diesem Roster zu bringen, ähnlich wie wir sehen aus 2.02.
02:35:46 You're going to have to make it quick. When we talk about zones like this, right, it does come into kind of being there to deliver, right? You can put your way into a lot of other circles here with teams showing heavy presence towards the geyser and towards the south. Those chokes can be incredibly punishing to work your way into late.
02:36:05 That's a good comm. Red Dragon, they land big mod. No ring console for them over there, just a survey beacon. So they immediately loot, hit the rotation towards Crafter at Geyser, get the ring console at Geyser, and now see they have to move after the crafting rotation. But for Made in Heaven, who have been having an absolute stellar day, have hit their rotation just on the inside of the tunnel, where they'll get all the audio information that a squad is there.
02:36:35 really good for them as 07 we seen them cook things up in skyhook previously but this is a fight that they need to remedy here nasty already low able to stick the bat ampy playing double duty checking both sides and an emp which i can only assume is in the hands of 2r1c
02:36:52 Makes sense. Although we were talking the Crypto Changes with Kashira earlier, the larger EMP, the Auto Scans. I'm going to have some flashcards out before our next match day trying to memorize every single perk and perk ability. The trees, it's going to be glorious, let me just tell you.
02:37:11 We'll see what cooks up here as we reintroduce Season 20. I'm starting to lean a little bit more towards the zone play again, especially with Watson. That's my early pickup in terms of the meta. We'll see how these teams fare.
Strategische Zonenrotationen und Teamkämpfe in späteren Phasen
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02:37:25 Wassenmeta, 202 cracked. Miskum falling incredibly low, but a perfectly timed Conduit Tactical from Raka, and it allows so much success here throughout this fight, and being able to keep that uptime, as you would say, we just need one more member of Vex to fall, and just like that, 202 hits the reset, but not before other teams decide to make a presence known.
02:37:53 Und einfach so gut als das Spiel beginnt, es war nicht komplett clean. Elektrifyingsteel mit Blast able to Ream and Beam mit Havok von Afar hier und take advantage now of a full wealth of six boxes of loot before they make the rotation. One, that's not even that far. Dream and Beam, it is the season of the energy weapons, the Havok, the most used.
02:38:20 AR in terms for eliminations, not playtime. I know, it's a little crazy. Flatline gets more, but more eliminations go the way of the Havoc. But for ESG, good job on fending off 2R1C and forcing them to go back through the choke and rotate towards Siphon. I'm curious to see what the rotation for ESG will look like. Light does have an evac tower. Curious to see how that goes for them.
02:38:46 Something to note about that rotation is it does reveal we've got two Cryptos in the lobby. 2R1C being in the presence coming out of a slower rotate out of Thermal leads me to believe that it's likely TSM Phoenix who are potentially hosting that pickup on the other side of what we saw from 07 earlier on. So potentially watch out for that double EMPs later. As we take a look at the zone, it is going to centralize deep on that bridge. I really like the position of teams like the Full English, Made in Heaven, and ANC who are posturing.
02:39:15 for what will be that eastern rotation back in the zone as things tighten up. And it's going to be interesting, Red Dragon do make their way out of Geyser after crafting, returning home to Big Mod. 2R1C still on that rotation towards Lava Siphon and pick up the remnants of Zhonya as Cybercats fall, which is going to open the door for the rest of the squads, such as Aurora trying to get to the top of the leaderboard.
02:39:41 Yeah, really solid there. Unable to put themselves back together. Instead, find themselves in pieces. A puzzle that will only remain in Game 6 here. For 2R1C, this is probably one of the slowest.
02:39:53 Wir sehen uns in den vergangenen Jahren, wo sie die extra mile dauern, etwas über Thermal delayed sie. Granted, auf der Opposite Seite Lava Siphon ist es sehr viel playable, aber competing für einen von den Edg-Buildungen auswählen kann sehr schwierig, als bereits erwähnt.
02:40:13 Scan does not connect for anyone. And they make their way through tunnel towards Geyser. As we get a rogue 40% worse. Kind of just on to the outsides closer towards Overlook at this point. But as we get a little sky cam here of Lava Siphon, Go7, their home.
02:40:35 Und Passion in the nearby distance, hitting the evac tower for the late game rotation, very similar to what we had witnessed in match number four as they found a nice position.
02:40:46 The timing is literally perfect there, but it doesn't leave much of an answer for further moves. It's survivability in the heat of needing a space to play. For Passion, they still have yet to find themselves a heavy answer deeper.
02:41:15 into the zone where they actually need to be there. TSM Phoenix playing the house, which makes sense for them, as you'll typically see a Watson team set up there, and for Maiden Heaven, the fence is kind of outlining the choke between Geyser and Big Mod.
02:41:32 A lot of space being held by Red Dragon, and you're essentially setting Kazak and Futu up to 2v3. But Made in Heaven is not full HP. Arctic needs 5 seconds to get that shield bat off, but Tax allows that to go through with just a couple of clean shots doing enough damage, getting the shield crack onto Kazak and forcing them back to Big Bot. It's great cover here, but it still doesn't answer the question of what lays out from behind. Guys are still in full presence as an issue that Made in Heaven will have to deal with.
02:42:00 Alongside of anything they incur from Big Mod. And while I know they can take the fights at Big Mod, they've shown their prowess today. Being pinched in any situation will never come up on top. That's why they're extending this rotation from Artic and Sinek. They want to make sure that if they leave this place and this real estate, that they're doing it as a solo roster. Just playing in this choke is allowing them to throw down pressure.
02:42:27 ...to every squad in the distance, an overlooking Geyser, but as that... Yep. Oh my god. Yep, there it is. Full English, you've got to play out from the east here. That height off a bridge is nasty. You know, I am not surprised with any of our zone pulls at this point in time in Aurora. Abel.
02:42:49 To try and hold this zone by just barely being in it. They can choose which choke they want to go through. And ESG have positioned themselves in the death house. I have just claimed this building as not a solid position. Because anytime you rotate out of this, you typically get caught out.
02:43:08 Well for ESG, they survived for now, and you're right. Getting up to the height that sets itself ahead is a challenge for them. Surprisingly though, you don't see this often. Contest in Siphon itself in the midst of pre-rotation here. Lcdf do a great job defending against that. Nisdan will be able to sustain batteries back here for potentially full swings.
02:43:30 No Digi on the R9 for Psycop here. That's going to be unfortunate because you just need it. And you don't want to just essentially shoot blindly. No Digi for Zidane either. But a grab lift block and isolate the door. Making sure they cannot push in to R1C. They do sustain a little bit of shield damage.
02:43:50 But so far, still relatively healthy. And it gives LCDF the opportunity to completely reposition themselves and focus on the task at hand and the rotate into next zone. It doesn't change though. The blockade that is 2R1C, the slide down from height comes just as quickly. And for LCDF, they need a different answer to the move ahead. Building across still well within play here. And 2R1C might be capitalizing on what they needed.
Finale Konfrontationen und strategische Entscheidungen im Endspiel
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02:44:19 Ich meine, Death at their hands, as Passion UA rotates in, and Harddecki, themselves, even able to grab some of those eliminations from a distance, trying to take space on the outside. Now, that is a building that we typically see Aurora rotate through, but ESG, they got here first.
02:44:43 Good moves early and now from behind, looking to clean things up. They're going to be one of these sole remaining southern squads. I worry though, we've brought this up multiple times. That hype over on edge, they have no answer to it yet here. And we know for teams like Aurora, who laid down those shots earlier, they're just itching for their moment to capitalize. I also really love where Forge has positioned themselves kind of on the top buildings, just on the outskirts of Lava Siphon through the cluster.
02:45:13 But for Made in Heaven, they've made waves thus far in map number 5. Let's jump into a listening and see how they're gonna tackle this.
02:45:37 Kryptowalkteam, brah. Ja, ja, chill, chill, chill.
02:46:07 Ich habe einen Schaden in den Backmann. Wir brauchen einen Schaden. Wir brauchen einen Schaden.
02:46:23 Ja, ja, ja.
02:46:42 And all they could do, the swings come through, but it's not enough as TSM Phoenix made their presence known. And they continue pushing forward, straight in to go next, already down. Meanwhile, 07 has fallen. A big break on the Crypto, opposite sides here. They're going to be forced back up towards Tree, even through the wall. Ah, she's able to find breaks of damage. See some now low and slow on the heels here.
02:47:10 Vielleicht können sie wieder auf den Weg gehen, bevor sie die Zonen zu verlassen. Auf der anderen Seite 2R1C haben sie zu der Height-Vanlage gesetzt. Forge ist unten hier. Sieht nicht auf das Cross auf den East, aber es ist noch eine gute Position, wenn sie sich alles auf den Weg machen können. Curious zu sehen, ob 2R1C vollsends auf Forge ist, aber wir müssen zurückkehren. Für jetzt, GO-next haben Stabilisiert hier, fendet auf TSM-Phoenix ein bisschen.
02:47:38 And Aurora in an all-out bout. Full English on the other side of it. And Brynn, last standing. Maybe a collective 20 HP is not gonna be enough against 9 Impulse themselves. The space is theirs, but not before ESG makes their presence known and completely mirrors that. And now Aurora, which is a shred of space, will have to fight back.
02:48:06 Meanwhile for TSM, still looking for re-entry into this fight. GoNex now talking even more Sposition up here, trying to play off the backside of the Watson fences. TSM will try and climb. Kashi, Maxi, Lowe here unable to actually sustain responses wrapped with one. Horizon so vital with a grav lift to get back to a safer position, but that doesn't stop the push.
02:48:34 Und die Knuckle-Cluster macht genug für TSM-Phoenix zurück zum Low-Ground. Einfach nur ein bisschen Zeit für Go-Nex zu versuchen, aber Bambino fällt. Und für jetzt, du hast zu denken, dass die Ring in der backstehung ist. Das könnte das letzte Mal sehen von Go-Nex, und es ist. A solid Choke aus der von TSM, aber letztendlich mit der Zone-Close-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose-Klose
Forge's Dominanz und Auroras Schwierigkeiten im Endgame
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02:49:03 Willing to take complete advantage with even ANC. They've got to make bigger moves as Aurora. They're going for the drop on them. And Forge just moves straight into TSM Phoenix. They take what they want. They get the space and they wrap that rotation around the mountain. But for the other three squads, the collapse is here and Aurora takes out.
02:49:23 1C outplayed, 9 eliminations, and sets their sights northern for more. Yeah, we've got a Conduit ult ahead of us, but we don't care. We're gonna shoot through the one remaining energy barrier. And just like that, the Conduit ult is gone. We gotta hit the ult excels to rev up for the endgame. This is incredibly tough for Aurora here. Stuck right in front of Frudge. The only thing that saves them is ESG with their pressure. Oh, Walvo!
02:49:50 Das lässt sie endlich zurückkommen von der Cubbyhole zu machen. Ich liebe diese Extension von Forge. Das wird es vielleicht geben sie die Spiel sie brauchen. Wenn Aurora und ESG nicht mehr ausgehen können, wird es ein Drop von ESG auf dem Aurora geben. Und wir wissen für ein Fakt, es ist wahrscheinlich sie kommen aus das komplett healthy. Forge kam in dieser Map in 9th place.
02:50:15 And now they're sitting on double digit eliminations. ESG, they have the high ground. Skullpiercer on the 30-30. Just need to start popping some heads there in the distance. And Aurora just trying to stay tucked into the crevices on the mountainside out of ESG's line of sight. Lufka gets punished for extending out and peeking a little too far over. And Forge, they don't have to move as quickly as some of the others and they can just kind of...
02:50:43 Bide their time chaining those Bangalore smokes together. J Savage does have the Rolling Thunder available for Endgame 2. I like the extension out here over towards the side from J Savage taking these off angles. It makes it so that if Aurora go for a full push, it's not the entire roster and that opposite angle will allow them.
02:51:02 ESG hier, obwohl sie aus dem Heiden sind, sie werden können bis zum Ende dieses Spiel werden. So es geht um, wie aggressiv Aurora wird mit dem Grab, Lift und Play, mit dem Full-Send Heiden, Hardecki Down, doch, sie haben sich gemacht. Boirain, Last Standing, drops down, aber die 3-Mann-Stat kommt durch. Und jetzt Forge meets die Mark, sie kommen zu der Top, und sie versuchen, zu Whittle weg. Ich würde gerne in den Elicitzen hören, und wir können den Coms für den End-Games.
02:51:37 Es ist ein Duell. Wir haben einen Duell. Wir haben einen Duell. Wir haben einen Duell.
02:52:03 One big game. I told you so. You hear the comms. The boys are happy, and they are your winners of map number five. I have to think, knowing that we saw them on double-digit eliminations just moments prior as they were setting up their space. We can only imagine what they were able to do there, Zephyr. Kind of wild. That is an insane turnaround from the Forge there. We talked about the difficulties of getting into that position. One that was held.
02:52:31 by many other squads on height for a long time. Aurora, ESG both having their time to shine there, but that's eventually what came back to bite them both. The greatest, the best position that neither team wanted to give up allowed Forge to find their way in from the edge and play in at the right moment. I mean, Forge just did incredibly well.
02:52:55 You're right. You just have to be patient, play for the win. They know they can just third party to that situation and essentially walk up because any move that Aurora made, ESG was just breathing down their necks, just consistently over the ledge. Now, granted, we did see a couple of overextensions trying to peek over, which were immediately punished by not only Aurora, but also Forge across the way. But it was just, it was their game to be said. We saw them setting up shop in that mid game for that end, and they did it.
02:53:22 Well, now 2R1C, though, that could have been a little bit different. If you think back to the mid-game, had they been able to get that positioning, it could have been theirs.
02:53:30 Still, though, it's kind of that early presence from ESG and Aurora that we have to give credit to in its own weird way, because in the end, they do dictate a lot of the pace of that game up until the final three-team split. In that moment, we saw them picking up KP galore from what was our death house to the height held by Aurora that allowed them to probably stay a lot more consistent coming out of the points of this game than what we expect.
Auswirkungen der frühen Spielverläufe auf das Gesamtbild und Analyse der Teamleistungen
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02:53:54 Now I have to think about it this way. With Katz falling down early and Aurora making it towards that endgame, this has to open the door for a lot of teams here to make a play. Because I don't think this series is, we don't have someone running away with triple digits at this point. We're just still in that 50 to 40 area because so many teams have point sponged as much as possible. That it truly is, with we think one more map to go after this, anyone's series.
02:54:21 And if Aurora continues to show up today like they have on World's Edge, this will be potentially their second series coming out of this. We're getting a lot of repeat offenders when it comes to winning on the day of first E6. Now potentially them.
02:54:38 Let's go back. Let's think about it. Match day number two. Aurora win, 77 points. They're already approaching that threshold to get them the coveted 25 points overall on the day. Made in heaven.
02:54:51 They got second with 55 points, so we're getting a little bit closer on that. Let's pull up the match results and we'll let you know how map number 5 went. 26 points for Forge! Okay, one big game, Zephyr, one big one. One mega game here that will surely push them potentially to the top now after their performance. But the same can even be said, though, for ESG and Aurora. You saw how dirty they got into the action, whether it was from below or above. 8kp and 11kp.
02:55:20 Graben, respectively, put them only so far behind the winners of the game. I mean, ANC Outplay, we saw them get stuck between those rocks, and even with really powerful, like, swings and putting down a lot of damage, it just wasn't enough. They still got kind of congested up in there, along with TSM Phoenix and go next. Full English Graben, let's go ahead and jump onto the other side of the page to see.
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02:56:05 It's still good. Yeah, there's many ways to accumulate the scoreline for 202. They've surely found it there. But for teams like Cybercats, this is a blemish on their roster that could potentially come back to bite them as we enter into Game 6. We'll take a look at the Forge VESG here in the end. And you'll notice the Forge from their edge position not having that height, not having that control of Leyland doesn't match up in terms of damage. But the decision making and how they capitalize on both of those teams in the end allow them to...
02:56:34 Balloon their KP.
02:56:38 Pretty crazy team comparison here. And also the cutest logo for Forge. The angriest little penguin there as we jump over to Hardeki's series stats from today. Just absolutely dominating performance. Almost 6k damage. We know at least 2,000 of it from one game. 13 eliminations, 9 assists. Standout performance as we jump on over to the series results, Zephyr. We'll tell you what, if Forge aren't at the top...
02:57:05 It's gotta be close, they're only a game behind but surprisingly tied with ESG
02:57:15 That's actually really impressive, considering they were 18th overall on the day. The last two times we saw these groups meet up. So they have, lo and behold, improved exponentially. For 07, though, they were third. So we're looking for a killer last game for them. Because if they go north of 20 points, it'll allow them to go up maybe five or so positions. But you're right. You called it earlier. Aurora wants that repeat win.
02:57:41 And it can be contested here. Both The Forge, ESG, and even Cybercats in the most amazing of ways have the chances, but that in itself comes from Aurora and their own weakness. Ooh, but with only one game to go for the ANC matchup here in the EMEA region, we're gonna cut to a quick break, so go treat yourself to some water and then return right back to us, because we've got a series to end.
02:59:59 I really like that, that was smooth. But for teams like Made in Heaven, you know...
03:00:28 A lot of people just really turning up the game here. We were asking, we talked about the playoffs and all the points that we need to accrue throughout the regular season to get to split one playoffs. And honestly, Zephyr, I'm starting to think, where is split one playoffs? Do we know? Do you know? I would love to tell you, but legally I cannot. I don't know. I thought I could sneak one past you there.
03:00:51 None of us know. But regardless, what we do know is one more map on World's Edge. And we just have to go back to the contest for Harvester and our match series here, Forge. All different winners going through, but between Cybercats and Forge, they've got the cutest logos. Hmm. All right. Personally, I lean more towards Cybercats, even though I don't under... It's like...
03:01:18 Roll with me, it reminds me of a whale.
Frühe Konfrontationen und strategische Teamentscheidungen auf der Karte
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03:01:24 But our players, they're in the dropship. A nearly vertical plane line from south to north. The question is, where are we headed? For now, we're going to take our eyes towards Tree. Mine drop in the middle. Sanka able to grab one, but no weapon. And now Yolu gets all the damage. Dolgerine grabs an L-Star Spitfire LMG combo. Not enough to save Sanka or Yolu.
03:01:52 This is going to be tough immediately. 202, no, they have the numbers advantage and they're going to full send. With that early radiant transfer and damage galore here for mine, it looks like they're potentially done in Dusted already, but hey! Yuchako has made an appearance and the remnants of the 2R1C roster seem to be getting involved. Something to notice, the fact that 202 is more than healthy after this early exchange, so it's not going to be as clean as they want it.
03:02:23 It's respectable, because 2R1C, they do land Thermal. Maybe they drop a little bit segmented and try to do some damage. Essentially, what we saw from LCDF with Maiden Heaven and Red Dragon on Wall on Stormpoint, that's what they're going for here. But for Harvester, we got all the Cybercats together. And they know what they have to do in this final map. I like this from Cybercats. No longer on top of the 50-50. They face their difficulties, and while Vex doesn't get a ton of respect in the overall scoreline,
03:02:51 I still continue to give them credit where it's due when it comes to their fighting prowess. When this roster was from nowhere back in last split, they excelled on the lifeline destructive comps that allowed them to get in the face of rosters, deliver, and then get those reses alongside it here. So off a contest like this, Cybercats kind of understand they've got to drop their presence, play for the potential win, and not lose out on the day that they've worked so hard to achieve.
03:03:20 It's definitely not wrong. And as we get a look at where the zone will be pulling, it does intersect over at Trials, which means the likelihood of that zone bouncing over towards the western side of Skyhook and Trials to be known for our squads, though, making their way on for the early rotations. Passion UA immediately wanting to get out here on this side underneath the Raven.
03:03:47 You're already getting the inklings of where these squads have positioned themselves. LCDF through Trials. Element 6 on that eastern side of Skyhook. And here comes more Passion. Slightly less Passion. Two-thirds of Passion, some would say. And for YiQ and Zero Nothing, they've got to channel their extra energy to make up for that one-sixth between the two of them to complete our Fractions. Doing math on the broadcast.
03:04:14 I actually love that for you. Thank you. That's really interesting. I try hard not to do math on the broadcast, because lo and behold, it's just not the way that I should be doing things. I was always good at reading, not math. Well, I mean, there's benefits to that. You sound incredible, and that comes solely from reading.
03:04:31 I did just finish Crescent City, so I've started my journey there. You're welcome, SJM fans. I'm getting to House of Flames and Shadows one day or another, and well, Made in Heaven, they're getting towards E6. They want to make themselves hit that rotation to Skyhook, and Kay Swinney and co. are ready to see it happen. But at least it doesn't break out into an all-out brawl. They're just kind of segueing throughout the buildings as they decide where they essentially want to end up and play from.
03:04:59 Sitting on goal with Evac. Now drop down here. Might be just the rotation that they're looking to play from this. Once again, we reintroduced a lot of northern control. And with that comes a lot of teams. In most scenarios that when we come through to Skyhook, you see what is usually deep investment in most of these buildings. But with a peek at that zone, it is something that does look to be more of a split outside.
03:05:24 this POI look back up towards that hillside outside of countdown where typically it's a little bit harder to play early do you think that's where we're gonna end you think it's gonna end on that hillside by countdown or you think we're gonna pull a little bit closer to trials m I'd be I'd be interested because with that zone kind of catering a little bit more towards the southern angle that's why I'm led to believe at least we go back out towards the open
03:05:50 Even less passion here as 2R1C cleans up some more. Vex, though, hearing the shots. Look for any opportunity that they can to get involved. Or even if it's just a quick armor check, maybe a knock from distance with the 30-30. MyC, though, getting up to height and immediately answering back.
03:06:11 Nades from above here, laying loops upon the ground, set upon a minefield that will at least delay 2R1C, give Vex the opportunity to extend the rotation, even as damaged as they are here. So in the valley, they'll find themselves potentially some height to give them further rotation, but taking their time leaves me a bit worried, not just for that, but also for apparently passion, potentially coming right on back. Always more passion. Maximize that passion.
03:06:39 2R, 1C, though. Like shooting fish in a bucket. His passion is eliminated. And here we go. You throw the black hole, you couple it with some thermites, and it equals a down.
03:06:54 Das ist es für Clemmy für jetzt. Great Grapp, Lippe zu defend, ein bisschen das Rolling Thunders presence für 2R1C. Nicht ein Team, dass ich sagen, dass es aggressiv ist, oder zumindest in den Kampf ist, aber wenn du an das viel advantage hast, warum würdest du anders wählen? Für Vex, surprisingly, sie endlich machen die Rotation. Sie sollte schon von Early, Early auf hier sein, als Vakum Babyloner sind auf der anderen Seite der Mirage-Otois exit.
03:07:20 Oh man, all of our teams in Skyhook. Be curious to see where this goes through. 07 though, making their way through Landslide. They've got a crafter, the ring console, so they have that next zone information. But Nasky at the top here, bow check in hand. Little Legolas action.
03:07:41 ...hunting, Amphi would say, just checking all the angles. Are there any rats that we've seen throughout our matchdays? Don't want them to appear in Landslide. Not quite rats, but cats. Close enough. Taking their time out from the corners. A bit of the stray cat strut here as they'll...
03:08:00 At least delayed for now. Not forced to make any major movements for Aurora. Currently in first and currently looking for more points to balloon that score line. They'll set upon in the grandma's house looking to play that hard edge we know them for.
03:08:15 You know, there's always nice to go to Grandma's house. They only have muffins sometimes. And for Aurora, they get information and a nice place to evac from. I'm curious to see how this pans out for them. Let's see as they inch their way towards the top. Grab that distance over the mountain and start calling out.
03:08:34 I like this play for them, especially with Oirein on the Bloodhound. We'll be able to use this Survey Beacon, the Insta-Scan, to outline, hey, where are those nearby squads? And Nine Impulse falling. A little bit low, but still able to not go down. But here comes the push. Hardeki does enough damage to keep the squad alive, but we've got to reunite with Impulse.
03:09:00 I mean, that's more than enough damage. That is all that they need there. And a good move back from the Black Hole to give them their presence on the second floor to at least get full recovery onto Impulse. ANC, though, no slouches to their performance in their own way. Just finishing topping off things here. Now, granted, likely to see a bit of a stacked cake situation here as Aurora will be...
03:09:22 At least, I think, sharing this place for the remnants of our game. Granted, with further rotations likely out there towards the west, it's not gonna be something they do for long.
03:09:33 Ja, das ist interessant. Outplay to immediately move in and take another rooftop. Very aggressive. But with the way that they've been playing today, it makes sense for them. And I'm really enjoying it. You think back to the prior interviews where we've heard them talk. Andy Jaxx, who plays Watson, is just one of those cracked controller players that we can dub. But just even being quick.
03:09:54 Ja, wir sind nicht...
03:10:09 We're not gonna get too deep into it, but I do think that's definitely... I want to, though. I know, I know. And guess what? I know. There's a time and place for it. We get to be part of the ALGS, where we will cook just as much alongside them until we burn. I don't wanna burn. I just wanna cook, alright? But Cybercats, they've made their way into Landslide. They're essentially mirroring 07 throughout their journey.
03:10:34 Und dieses Mal, sie können Kraft, aber für 2.02... ...eine aus hier, von der Situation. Es ist Respektabel, sie finden eine Weg. Ich meine, es wird eine Weg geben, die Kraft ist, hier. Ich meine, Kraft sind in Play. Ich meine, sie werden können, ein bisschen mehr zu finden, ein bisschen mehr zu sein. Der Double Medi ist auf acht Syringes von den zwei, die wir sehen. Granted, eine Rotation zu einem, wie das ist, kann ich... Ich meine, ein bisschen schwierig.
03:11:03 The full English, though, they're right into the thick of things. Head held high, countdown with damage down, and a peak below. Chasing this one out.
03:11:13 And Chase, they do. The grav lift for the team to keep on moving. Vex inch themselves closer towards the underside of the Raven, but they take so much damage. Now Noises connecting a few shots here. Two are cracked. They get there a little more quickly. But for now, FullEnglish is happy with the position that they have essentially secured for themselves. And SerDel on the Watson will likely be able to fence this baby up.
03:11:43 As we get to see where that pool goes. Interesting. Bit of a half and half split here between the two POIs. Neither directly towards Trials or to the open area. And still going to allow both of these, we'll say, decision makers to, I guess, play this one out for now. ESG, three on the day. 51 points after some immaculate performances in our last game. Need to close the distance. A wall.
03:12:10 Double utilize parallel lines, some would say intersecting, if they were longer. You're such a nerd. I love it. It's fine. Look at you go. Now Red Dragon over here. 11 points on the day. 18th place. But still trying to find a way to get towards the endgame when it comes to the pro-league split. Scrims are an entirely different story that you can learn a lot in, but for now they're still alive in 202, that journey.
03:12:39 ist, um sie wieder zurück zu Landslide zurück zu bringen. Sie werden ihre Arbeit verarbeitet für sie, als Red Dragon und 2R1C, die haben eine der longesten Rotationen hier von Lava Fissure. Und als wir das Zone wiederholfen, es auch nicht über Trials geht. Und ich denke, es wird wieder zurückkehren, wo viele die Teams sette early. Made in Heaven, GoNext. Die buildings auf den Farther...
03:13:07 West side of Skyhook. Just alongside leaving that little bit of the hillside ramp available outside of Countdown as well, where we see teams like potentially 202 looking to foot their way in and play from. They've got a battle ahead here if they want to be that roster. Arcs, Knuckle Clusters, down and drop. They're going to see if they can defend the edge here. They've got just a silo or two to keep them healthy.
03:13:34 If you said Knuckle Clusters, then I have to think Cyber Cats is nearby as Vex have fallen. And yes, Cyber Cats in Countdown really gonna be able to hold that. Now with 202 and ESG thinking they have to rotate through that area, 202 is about to become the meat in this sandwich.
03:13:51 No big damage down, but a great coverage from Light there. Nemesis in hand to eliminate Black Hole, but it still is allowed to be found with Arc Stars from Ozzy Owl here. Great leader in hand now with potentially full wipes as well. You can continue to hear the absolutely absurd Cyber Cat's presence there. I do want to point out that zone, but Tip, I'll let you take that one. Well, it's gone now in 2R1Cer.
03:14:18 Really starting to get in the mix here on the other side of Cybercats. ESG, a duo. They do have the banner. However, trying to get that Rez off in the depths of Skyhook will likely not come through. Baiting out the Evac Tower to see if it gets any inkling of information. As we turn our attention deep into countdown. Last, last standing here for ESG and the incoming Mortar Flare.
03:14:45 Just really add a nice bow to the present of KP for the Cybercats. Now they'll pick up one more here with Ozzy Owl stuck between the bombardments, flames, and while he won't burn, being blown to pieces is just as bad for the Cybercats. They continue to keep themselves high on those standings, but they yet to close the gap as...
03:15:04 We have to discuss what will be a Trials Exterior Finish. The Full English, this position no longer one of presence in 2R1C. Happy to pick them up along the way, but Myc caught from behind. The Full English need to eliminate 2R1C from this positioning, because with the way Zone has pulled, 50% of the top of Trials...
03:15:29 The mountains above them, and Cybercats immediately start pressuring the full English for that position. This is good, but recoveries have come through for the full English. Try and see if they can posture out a little bit further towards the east. Both of these teams, though, need to find themselves some happy cover. If this doesn't come through absolutely perfect, those houses out from the west have extension angles to potentially drop someone, whether you like it or not.
03:15:56 There even is a Ring console still available in Skyhook, but I don't think it's worth losing your life over. You'd have to expend so many utilities just to even get it. But for now, Cybercats turning the non-turbocharged Havoc, even without a mag, still finding a chunk of damage. And Ranches falls before the Radiant Transfer comes through. Xania Nelanzi dancing alongside the Ring, trying to do what they can, but the full English.
03:16:26 Relatively healthy should be able to clean this up, and they do.
Spannungsgeladene Finale und strategische Wendungen im Kampf um den Sieg
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03:16:31 Ich meine, es wirklich ist Pressure von Afar. Das ist das, was sie wirklich macht sie in den End hier. Aber wir müssen uns aufhören, zu ein paar Teams, die vielleicht ein bisschen mehr relevant sind zu der Presence unserer Ender Circles hier. Aurora, Made in Heaven, und immer noch wichtig, U.A. Above It All, das Zone in der heart der Trials-Hillside hier. Sie werden die erste Take zu spielen auf das Heid. Oh mein Gott, Zephyr, das Zone.
03:16:59 This zone is... We're about to see a mass exodus from Skyhook. We're going to lose 75% of our teams immediately within the next 35 seconds. I mean, none of these buildings available in the majority of the zone are essentially unplayable in most of its presence here. So this fight, this exit from these three buildings will be the lion's share of where we see...
03:17:28 At least the damage. Aurora, that's a squad that is defending on that fence line. That's going to be very important here for this endgame in just a little bit when we talk about where you can play from. If Aurora able to defend this, which is going to be really hard, by the way, that's going to be a great position as we turn into what will likely only be three squads remaining.
03:17:50 Wir sehen ein Valkult aus dem TSM-Phoenix, so wir sehen uns auf, wo sie sind. Natski ist jetzt in der Zeit mit der Bowcheck auf 40 Prozent, und sie sind weg. Man, ich würde das Mann aufhören, finden ihn in die Countryside, und dann ein paar Deer oder zwei hier mit der Bow in die Hand, mit der Wall down, und er wird weitergegangen. Spikes von hinterher.
03:18:14 Es gibt sie aber zwei Sekunden zu arbeiten, als die Mäden in Heaven und Go-Dex sind geöffnet. Die Mäden in Heaven sind geöffnet. Die Mäden in Heaven sind geöffnet. Die Mäden in Heaven sind geöffnet. Die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden in die Mäden.
03:18:42 They're going to be able to just stay in for mere remnants of space and full English begin the climb. They got to make sure behind is looking just as good as Aurora, to no surprise, can't hold out onto the fence line for English. They want to capitalize where they see damage done. We're in to the top three squads remaining on the zone closed here.
03:19:05 Full English biding their time out from the edge has allowed them to posture for placement, but it still doesn't answer the height that they need. And from all of that, from above 07 able to survive as a single remaining member.
03:19:23 You've got to do what you can. The final three. And Passion UA coming into this outside the top 15, needing a massive day, but even more so, the full English. So tough for them, hitting those contests onto Storm Point. Are we about to see something quite interesting here? We're going to bait that for presence. We don't have banners in the hand of Amphi. I think he just wants to see, will you make a move based off this?
03:19:52 The full English get themselves topped up one last time before they've got to rev those engines and take off down the track here. But with no answer to climb height, just a grab, lip and play. I can't imagine UA won't take advantage of that explicit moment.
03:20:11 And all of their attention goes straight towards the reigning member of 07, allowing Passion UA an angle onto full English. All of the nades that they've been stacking throughout the game have been rained down upon. You have to get rid of the pylon, and they do that. Max Strafe opens the door, goes down immediately. Sonya and Artie now to double down and try to clean up what Max started. And a dance between the two knockdowns will be final at Passion UA.
03:20:40 Your winners of Map 6. Coming through under a new name, but with just as much success when they need it most here. A zone that left us in a bit of a tussle. From above, they're able to pick it all up here. The biggest thing I'm most curious about is from that Trials position, how much were they truly impacting, especially that 5th to 6th zone close?
03:21:08 That is really tough, because if you are going to get the high ground early on, you just have to focus on the 30-30 utilization and trying to get as many KPs, try to get involved. But that's a really good question. How many were you able to gather throughout that mid-game and into the endgame? At least they were able to get some from Full English and hopefully maybe from Aurora. I keep wanting to call them Phoenix Legacy. That one's going to take me a second. I wasn't used to having TSM in Amiya, okay? I wasn't used to it.
03:21:33 Hey, well, they make their way through just as well. They're into the top four and in the end survive. And for 07, that's the biggest one for me, at least, especially coming through with maybe not the most KP or the most explosive performance. Top three coming into your last and sixth game will keep you more than competitive into our top 10 overall, which is ultimately what they're aiming for. As we once again, we'll start discussing this towards the end of the show, those playoff positions that are beginning to become much more coveted.
03:22:00 That's true. We're almost done with the second iteration of the round robin, which means only one more to go. And then if you're in the top 20, you get the regional finals. But let's go ahead and look at our match six results.
03:22:13 Passion UA, 19 points. Just enough to salvage as many of those coveted points we were talking about. But even so, Full English, 17 points. Pretty impressive. It is a return that is welcomed, especially after their contest struggles on Storm Point here. 17 being a number that will support them to the end as we look down the list. A little bit more, though, of a sustained point line. TSM Phoenix go next to Aurora, all in similar...
03:22:42 Ja, ich liebe ihre Position auf der Fence Line, aber du kalt es. Es war so schwierig für sie zu spielen. Aber für unsere Teams, die nicht in die Top 10 haben, in der letzten Spiel des Jahres.
03:23:07 Element Six only able to grab one from that. Even Cybercats, after kind of a split contest, where they just kind of wave the white flag and go away, picking up four points total. 202. They're farming out at Tree. They really are. We'll get it working for World's Edge for them to be able to hit that macro, but for six points overall, I'm still impressed, and I'm curious to hear what Glitter, our lovely host on the day, has to say.
03:23:39 I like it. We got variety out of our winners. We saw teams that needed to step up figuring out not only how to do that from match to match, but we watched some teams also repeat some of their standout performances from the last time these two groups went up against each other. So I feel like...
03:24:00 This is going to start to level some of these standings here in EMEA. And we'll continue talking about a lot of this, but we'll start by looking back at these final circles. Obviously going back to the first match.
03:24:16 On World's Edge, the one that we got to go through together here, Tip, and you called the zone. It goes up to Skyhook, and we saw the most insane final moments here, whether it was Aurora trying to play that Rock 07 here, trying to fend for their lives on this rooftop against E6. I mean, it was just such a stellar way to kick things off on World's Edge.
03:24:41 Und sie wirklich sind. Und die Schildswappen, die sich wieder zu vollständigen, aber mit 5-10 Sekunden zu machen, es gibt 8 Sekunden nur für eine Medkit, die Natski und Amphi sind, bevor sie zu setzen. So jetzt hier kommt die Gravlift wir sehen. Natski, die Solo-Drop sagt, ich mache was ich, GG geht weiter. Und es ist einfach eine schwierige Situation, weil die Zeit nicht der Essence war.
03:25:09 I mean, honestly, they did the best with what they could in that situation, trying to recover as quickly as possible after fighting off E6 and dropping down. But it was Maiden Heaven, who was just lying in wait to close out this match. And they did it pretty conservatively, but very, very cleanly. And then heading into match number five. Zephyr, this might be one of my favorite quotes that we got to hear on the day, because in the end, Forge popped off. And we heard them say, just needed one big game. One big game.
03:25:37 Und das ist es. Du kannst nicht sagen, GG, bis es ist, wenn es um unsere sechs Matches kommt, um die Zeit zu warten, um die Schmerzen zu warten, um die Schmerzen zu haben, und um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben, um die Schmerzen zu haben.
03:26:08 Love seeing these teams start picking up, especially after the aggression that we had seen beginning out of Forge in the first map on World's Edge. And then, of course, to close out the day, heading into match number six. I feel like the teams were listening when it came to our teams to watch.
03:26:26 Wir haben die vollen Englisch gesehen bekommen, nachdem sie nicht mehr über die Kontext zu beschäftigen, wenn wir auf die Welt in generell haben. Aber es war ihr, AIM-Tipp, die über die Mettava-Show waren, der wollte das ganze Spiel abstehen.
03:26:40 They really did, and one of the things that Max Strafe was talking about ahead of this matchday was they really wanted to improve on World's Edge, fix their macro, get their zone calling on check, and they did just that. Now if you couple it with as many eliminations as you can, just the poise of the petition here, Max Strafe, the IGL for this squad, just completely opens this engagement enough for them to allow Sanya and Artiko to kind of just clean up the remnants, even through the dance of the knockdown shields.
03:27:08 Es ist Spaß, es ist immer gut, wenn du am Tag endest du mit einem Win endest. Ja, eine fantastische Leistung auf der Bühne. Aber jetzt schauen wir uns an die Serie, welche Teams stand out. Aurora endet mit einem MASSIVE point-gap hier in 1st place, über alle anderen. Ich meine, sie haben es einfach geschlossen, nach Nummer 3. Zu sagen, dass ich mich überrascht würde einfach nur ein LIE.
03:27:34 This is a team that has shown that they can do this. And for their first reappearance in our second round robin, Aurora deliver where, as I said to Tiff, is expected. It might not have been the storm point that we came to know them at least susceptible with, but a much more robust and sustained point scoring. Great placement, great kills all throughout all six games.
03:28:00 You know, another team that I'm looking at here, Tiff, and I want to get your thoughts on them, because I'm looking at the second side of this page, is still Element 6. They slayed out 21 kills, even 202, like you mentioned them at the end of the last match. 20 kills on the day, but struggling to find some of those placement points.
03:28:18 Ja, das war wirklich schwer, besonders mit L-C-D-F. Granted, wenn du nach dem Matchday 2 denkst, der Contest für Skyhook West in Trials ging zwischen Element 6 und L-C-D-F. Jetzt haben sie sozusagen verletzt, L-C-D-F, get Trials und Skyhook West, wo Element 6 war für Skyhook West, wo Element 6 war für Skyhook. So das ganze Ding hat sich einfach verändert. Und, ehrlich gesagt, beide Teams sind so schwer. Granted, Element 6, sie waren 13th an der vorherigen Matchday für den Show. Jetzt haben sie ein bisschen geändert.
03:28:48 Ja, ich bin definitiv excited, ob wir eine Chance bekommen haben, was für Forge geht.
03:29:11 Und dann World's Edge ist wirklich wo sie wirklich wie sie waren.
03:29:26 It is absolutely absurd to state how good Aurora are this season. I said it coming out of day two that they were the best team in EMEA.
03:29:56 Sie sind jetzt auf 80 oder über 90, wenn sie eine repeat in ihrer 21-point standings haben, als wir zum Ende der Round Robin haben.
03:30:12 Und Tiff, das war etwas, was du gesagt hast, an der Top-Show 2, als wir die Standings gesehen haben, bevor die Games starten. Das Cut-Off, das Bubble, Aurora ist praktisch bereits da. Ja, ich würde sie in. Barring any major issues, ich habe sie in. Weil, wie du gesagt hast, 83 points für, ich glaube, Split-1 und 84 für Split-2 das Jahr, das 8th-Place-Cut-Off.
03:30:36 And you're right, Zephyr. They're doing it all. Element 6 getting a little bit closer, especially with their dominating performance on back-to-back match win days on the other group matchups. But for teams that we really didn't get to see today, Alliance, they've got roster changes, they have Unlucky now. We'll see them after the changes of Season 20. LCDF, though. Passion.
03:30:57 A lot of these teams have to salvage points and start to vie for that 8th place cutoff, because if not, we're looking at potential relegation. Oh, something coming up. Go ahead, go ahead. I was going to say, if you talk about relegation, that's my baby when it comes down to the bottom 8.
03:31:17 ...teams hier, 23-30, du musst dich ein bisschen bemerken, ...especially als wir nach 40%-wörter Reddragons in minden. Ich remind euch, dass sie das 2nd-Round-Robin sind. Die Rest des Teams sind noch ein-match-ahead hier. Wenn sie sich nicht um, gehen wir in unsere Changes hier, ... ...they könnten vielleicht wieder mit den Challenger-Circuit-Teams ... ...wählen für eine Platz in Pro-League.
03:31:42 That's a good show, Zephyr. Definitely lots of teams that we have to be keeping our eyes on, whether that is on the top or the bottom of our leaderboard. Now, we obviously had tons of fantastic performances here today, but when it comes to talking about players and specifically about picking an MVP, after what we saw today, it's...
03:32:04 Gotta be ranches, okay? Cybercats was a team that was improving every single match day so far. Obviously, Zephyr had spoken about them.
03:32:14 der top der Show als Team zu sehen. Und ich sage Ihnen, sie kamen aus Schwierig, wenn wir alles auf Stormpoint begonnen haben, hier heute mit einem 12-Kill-Win. Aber sogar auf ihre Slower-Matches, sie waren immer noch wirklich auf den K.P. Und eine große Sache, warum sie das K.P.?
03:32:36 Was Ranches, okay? M&K Show, and they can do it too. Because heading into match number six, even with the team slowing down just the littlest bit when it came to World's Edge, he was still third overall for his kills. With 12 to him alone, closes out the day.
03:32:59 mit 14 und einfach für Reference mit ihm mit 12. Der Team war 26. Er war fast 50% der Slaying Power für Cybercats. Sie können sehen, einfach nur 6k damage zu sehen. Ich meine, ich weiß nicht, ob es genug gute Dinge kann sagen, was wir von Cybercats gesehen haben.
03:33:26 with not only that individual performance, but with that pick as well here, Zephyr. Yeah, it is a phenomenal upgrade from the performance that we see, finishing off the day at the highest KDA of any single player in all of our match history. So definitely a star-studded result. And while, yes, it isn't quite the second that we grew accustomed to, it is something that stays competitive that now puts them, especially in my sightlines, when we start to start those discussions regarding playoffs.
03:33:55 Es ist gut, es ist gut, es ist gut, es ist gut, es ist gut, es ist gut, es ist gut.
03:34:24 It's lovely to have you. Now, I have to ask you, we mentioned it post-match, talking about all of it. Game number five, we heard the comms. Everybody's so hyped. All we needed was one big game. How are you guys feeling after your performance here today?
03:34:39 I mean, honestly, we're feeling great. We had probably the worst start possible to this whole Pro League. After two matchdays in, we were in 30th. You know, we hit rock bottom. It couldn't get worse. We started to, like, figure out some things to fix up our issues and, like, improve in general. And I kept saying after we had a contest on Stormpoint as well, and I kept saying, like, I can smell the big game, like, it's coming. We're, like, one win, like, one fight away. Then it happened in Game 5, so we just, yeah, we burst it out with passion, basically.
03:35:08 I love that. We did keep an eye a lot on the contest that was happening over there at Cascades. But Phoenix, I want to hear it from you. You did kind of mention that there were some things that you were working on with the squad, obviously being a new team coming into this split. And you were 18th prior on this most recent match day for Groups A and C. What were some of the things that you as the team were seeking to improve on? Because it obviously paid off.
03:35:34 Well, to say it gently, the first two days we played like...
03:35:39 We played scared. We gave teams way too much respect. We figured out we are better than this. Why are we giving these people respect? Just go fight them. If they try to take space from us, we take it back. We had Savage who is very much into fighting. This guy, every time he sees someone, he's like, I want to fight them. It's like, okay, relax. We'll improve our fighting. We'll go over it. But we're not going to end everyone quiet yet. So let's make sure there's a balance to it. So he went over our vaults and explained how he wants to fight.
03:36:08 Fragger as well, and it completely turned around or fighting for the better. Well, it's clearly been seen today, and I kind of want to extend that one a little bit further, especially because, you know, as we are kind of already at the halfway of the season, I still am very curious about this. You guys pick up Slayers, right, as that third member for this roster as potentially a big solution. Can you give me a little bit of insight on how that has been, especially after his long-winded extent alongside E6?
03:36:38 Slayers, okay, this is the first time for me teaming with a controller player, so I'm obviously not bringing out the best out of him yet, which is yet to come. But he has probably the best mental out of anyone I've ever seen. No matter what, he can look at his own mistakes. He's not worried about talking about our mistakes. Always wants to improve. No matter what, I'll be just laying on my couch and he just texted me, he's like, yo, I'm doing TDMs, I'm farming right now. I was like, hey, good man, good for you. No matter what, he just keeps going. So I just love playing with him.
03:37:07 Okay, now we got an opportunity to ask Keshera this earlier, and I want to get your thoughts on it as well. Obviously, everybody's talking about Season 20. So many changes are about to come into the game, and obviously we don't know 100% how it's all going to play out, but just from your limited knowledge thus far, I kind of want to get any predictions you might have on how it could potentially change the competitive meta.
03:37:33 It will change it for sure. Characters are now being able to be balanced between perks as well, which is huge for characters that are known as weak characters. And there will definitely be changes. I am just very worried because our scrims already have been looking bad and I can't imagine what they're going to look like with everyone running around with 260 different characters just ainting each other. Like, I'm not excited for that. So I have no idea I'm going to figure out if it actually is going to work. But it's going to be a fun experience, that's for sure. So I'm not making any predictions.
03:38:01 I'm just going to read about it, wait for the patch notes and then practice what combo will work for us. Just general expanded legend viability.
03:38:15 Sure, you can call it that. I'm just ready to email people. All right. Well, Phoenix, congratulations on today's strong performance. Thank you so much for jumping on and chatting. We'll say goodbye for now. Thank you all for having me. You guys are doing great. Keep it up. Thank you.
03:38:36 Always love an opportunity to chat with our players. Now, we're almost done here, but before we say goodbye to everybody, Tiff, I want to get your thoughts on the day because it was a good one. Overall, it was a really good one, but when I think back to it, I'm just really proud of Aurora to be able to maintain the consistency on Groups A and C and for the teams like Forge, Phoenix, being able to identify where they needed to improve on and being able to make that happen. So now as we go forward.
03:39:05 And we start thinking about playoffs. A lot of our squads that were outside that top eight mark, they've got some work to do. And even if that's just getting into the regional finals to get a chance for the match point to really throw a wrench into the equation. But for now, hey, EMEA was a good time. I love it. I love it. And Zephyr, the EMEA.
03:39:24 Ich glaube, es ist immer noch ein Erfolg zu sehen, wie viel die Region in und aus dem Rostromania hat. Und es ist immer noch ein Erfolg zu sehen, wie viel die Region in und aus dem Rostromania hat. Und es ist immer noch ein Erfolg zu sehen, wie viel die Region in und aus dem Rostromania hat. Und es ist immer noch mit vielen Fragen. Ich meine, wir sehen uns ESG, Cybercats, sogar Nexten, machen ihre Returns in heute's Matchday. Und nicht die gleichen Fälle zwischen E6 und E6.
03:39:54 Okay. Alright. Well, you guys absolutely crushed it today. Thank you so much for your hard work for now. We'll say goodbye, let you rest up before we get into another region. Alright? Because it's not
03:40:24 We have TSM. We have Luminosity. We have XSET.
03:40:53 Es ist ein tolles Wettbewerb zwischen all diesen Gruppen. Und nach der Performance, die wir letzte Mal gesehen haben, kann ich nicht warten, wenn es um, wer wir haben. Und Mia Crushedit-N.A. wird die gleiche gleiche Sache gemacht. So, obviously, bitte ein bisschen ein Break. Und Reset yourselves. Und prepare für mehr Applaus.
03:41:21 Out of NA. And if we're talking about Apex Legends events, we might as well also mention something that I think is one of the coolest things we have going on right now. It is the Apex Legends Asia Festival. It's coming up right around the corner. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, well, we have a cheeky little trailer to show you. So let's check it out.
03:43:04 Und wenn Sie gehen, Sie haben die Möglichkeit, Teams wie TSM, Allianz, various ALGS Pros und Prominent Creators von China, Japan und Korea. Sie wollen es nicht verlieren. Es ist am Ende Februar 24 und 25.
03:43:26 Will there be Twitch drop items that you can earn, but it'll be a fantastic experience. It'll be on twitch.tv forward slash esports underscore rage. Obviously, Wig and Grape, you know they're going to be there with an epic watch party on their channels as well. It's going to be incredible. You've got a little bit of time to plan for it right now. Might even be some incredible cosplayers there, you know, take some.
03:43:54 Legendary selfies, if you will.
03:43:59 I'm jealous of everybody that gets to go. But as always, if you've somehow missed any of our match days so far, you want to get some more updates on what's going on with Challenger Circuit, you can always catch us on at Play Apex Esports, whether that is on X or that is over on YouTube for all of those updates. As for now, it's time for us to say goodbye. But like we mentioned before, when we return, lots of North American action coming right at you. So we'll see you back here in just a few hours.
03:44:31 Das war ein Werk von Art.