As the World Cup is reaching it's climax with lots of epic match-ups on the way, GosuGamer's presents a series of predictions exclusively for the winner's bracket's Final 4, which coincidentally is a regional showdown. This time around, the outcome of the matches will be predicted by a panel consisting of a few HoN newswriters and a couple of players themselves, including the legendary H4nn1!
| Winner's Bracket Match up 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Evil Geniuses | SK Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Road to the Round of 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W  DuskBin eSports 2:1 | --- | W Dotally rad dot com 2:0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W  Interpol 2:0 | --- | W  TS-Gaming 2:0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W  Global Core Gamers 2:0 | --- | W  ToY Gaming 2:0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
[Gosu] S_SienZ“
Evil Geniuses have been undefeated for as long as I can remember, and for good reason. Temporarily losing chu months ago was probably one of the best things that happened to them as the other members have stepped up their game. SK Gaming have been on the verge of a comeback lately, also on a winning streak of their own especially with the return of Testie. Although I expect them to get better, I don't think they're in a place to defeat eG at the moment. eG to win 2-0.” [DskB] capt`mike“
eG is the predicted winner for this match but i know it wont be an easy match since SK is a tough opponent. eG is reknowned for their individual skill and close to perfection teamplay/chemistry which makes them the best. From my experience against them, SK will need to be just as aggressive as eG and try to make eG play their game. 2-1 for eG.” [TEAM] Asway“
I find this very hard to predict for numerous reasons, SK Gaming might not be a very strong team but they have been practicing quite a bit compared to EG who have been very inactive. But on the other hand, EG is a very strong team and are arguably unbeatable when it comes to tournament matches. I think that Sk will be able to take game one, but EG will come back and take the next two games. It'll end 2-1 for EG.”
[ze] H4nn1“
The match between eG and SK will be a very even game though I think eG will win overall in a bo3 series because they are just way more stable and experienced. 2-1 or 2-0 for eG.”| Winner's Bracket Match up 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FnaticMSI | KD Gaming eV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Road to the Round of 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Wahlin 2:0 | --- | W Online Kingdom 2:0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W  iMpUniTy 2:1 | --- | W  Empire Multigaming 2:0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Muscle Guyz 2:0 | --- | W Roam and KiLL 2:0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
[Gosu] S_SienZ“
FnaticMSI have really established themselves as the strategy masters of HoN. With the exception of a few teams, MSI always seem rock solid and organised. KD on the other hand are well known in the past for being capable of playing very aggressively with fresh new strategies. I see that working once against MSI due to the element of surprise but unless KD has multiple rabbits in the hat, most likely MSI has this won. 2-1 to MSI.” [DskB] capt`mike“
KD has my vote for this match. Their playstyle, aggressiveness and drafting is very unique. KD will have to focus on stopping Trixi's farm as he is one hell of a farmer and try their best to win N0tail in mid. MSI has always been consistent with their plays which makes them a tough opponent but I have a feeling they will suprise MSI and take the victory. My prediction is KD 2 - 1 MSI.” [TEAM] Asway“
Fnatic is a very good team and are always playing well, with the exception of a few games. I feel that KD Gaming (old DM) isn’t really that good and I'm really surprised that they have made it this far. KD Gaming is a very overrated team and are less experienced then Fnatic. For them to take a round from Fnatic, they will need to run something really different and catch them off guard. In the end I think it will be a clean 2-0 sweep for Fnatic.” [ze] H4nn1“
MSI vs KD can go either way in my opinion. For sure MSI has the upper hand, but KD have shown their strengths in the past and can definitely surprise MSI if not stomp them in at least one of the games. 2-0 either way.”
