Boss Ross Fan Club took a break from this qualifier, which in the long run doesn’t really matter considering they’re already the top seed going into the main event.
Murloc Genius didn't REALLY need to compete either, but they did anyway and fell to 2ARC in the semifinals.
2ARC and Blank entered the finals, both barely qualifying for the playoffs so mainly fighting for the best seed positioning.
Game 1 began in Dragon Shire and 2ARC brought out the Cho'Gall pick with Morales for heals. They've had luck with Cho'Gall picks before, choosing the new hero versus Stellar Lotus in the quarterfinals of qualifier #4 and coming out victorious. Interesting enough, Blank was the only other team to choose Cho'Gall during this series as well but ultimately losing to Bob Ross Fan Club.
Unfortunately for the pick, a handful of Cho'gall over extensions caused Blank to get some series kill experience in and take the first Dragon Knight a mere 2:45 into the game and 3 Dragon Knights after that.
2ARC realized they played a little too hard to the paint to begin with and started to play a little more carefully but it was too little too late. It seemed like simple lack of communication may have been the demise of this game after a 4 hero wipe at Blanks lvl 17 that made it difficult to recover from. Storm talents taken at lvl 20 allowed Blank to rip through 2arcs towers without even worrying about focusing on gaining the Dragon Knight.
Game 2 was a new slate for 2ARC and seemed a little more promising with it being Towers of Doom. They chose Diablo but lacked another tank or double support. They tried to put him in an aggressive position early game but it just didn’t happen. Teams traded alters at the beginning and most of the game it was a huge back and forth when it came to experience and map objectives. While the towers don’t matter too much in the long run, taking the bottom tower helped 2ARC with minor experience and control especially at the exact moment when the altars spawn. When going in for both alters, however, they failed yet another team fight. Blank put the pressure on and was able to keep the protection around multiple alter spawns and get two back to back. At one point 2ARCs core was 9 vs Blank’s 27. They needed a solid team wipe along with a heavy amount of quick alters. Neither of which were able to happen when Blank got their storm talents first.
Ultimately Blank was able to take the win in game 2 and make a HUGE jump to the 3rd seed in the playoffs.
This was the final qualifier which means the seeds are set for the playoffs! They begin December 11th and you can catch all the action on twitch.tv/khaldor.
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