FnaticMSI continues to lead the standings after a very close encounter with Templars of Twilight during the 3rd matchday. Strong performances from ToT)ret(, ToT)AeriAls, and the always powerful 2v2 team of ToT)XiaOzi( and ToT)LJT( brought the clanwar to an ACE MATCH, where Fnatic.Never was able to defend his team's pole position. Unfortunately, there were some issues with lag from the Chinese side, which caused ToT)Mondragon( to sit out of any games.
| Templars of Twilight 3:4 FnaticMSI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 ToT)AeriALs( | 2:1 |  Fnatic.Sen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ToT)XiaOzi( | 1:2 |  Fnatic.jaystar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 ToT)ret( | 2:0 | Fnatic.Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 ToT)Naugrim( | 0:2 | Fnatic.lbh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 ToT)Gan( | 0:2 | Fnatic.F91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ToT)XiaOzi( &  ToT)LJT( | 2:0 | Fnatic.lbh & Fnatic.F91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ace Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ToT)ret( | < | Fnatic.Never | ||||||||||||||||||||||
There is only a 1 point spread between the top four teams, which are closely followed by three teams tied for 5th. With 6 matchdays remaining, it is uncertain who will gather the points necessary to enter the final tournament, although FnaticMSI seems to be a strong favorite to win group play. Season 1 runner up Lzuruha stands at last place, due to management problems that led to a walkover loss to ESC in matchday 3.
| Standings (after matchday 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place | Team | Points | Record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  FnaticMSI | 14 | 3-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Templars of Twilight | 13 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ESC.ICY-BOX | 12 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | eXpertise | 11 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Zajebiscie Zjebany Zespol | 8 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Los Reyes del Mambo | 8 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | mTw | 8 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Sky Gaming | 6 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Old School Reborn | 3 | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Team Lzuruha | 1 | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Matchday 4 brings us a rematch between foreign scene rivals ToT and ESC. The last encounter saw ESC narrowly taking home a win, but recent results vs Fnatic suggest ToT is the stronger of the two teams. Another clanwar to take note of is Fnatic vs LRM. Will the Spanish team prove to show some upsets and cost Fnatic points it needs to remain first? These are clanwars which will definitely bring close and exciting games.
| Matchday 4 - Preview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Team | Away Team | Time | Draw | Bet | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lzuruha | vs | ZZZ | 02/05 @ 19CET | Draw | Bet | |||||||||||||||||||
| ESC | vs | ToT | 02/05 @ 19CET | Draw | Bet | |||||||||||||||||||
| FnaticMSI | vs | LRM | 03/05 @ 17CET | Draw | Bet | |||||||||||||||||||
| osR | vs | mTw | 02/05 @ 19CET | Draw | Bet | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sky.G | vs | eXpertise | 02/05 @ 19CET | Draw | Bet | |||||||||||||||||||
Another team to take note of is American eXpertise. After 3 matchdays, they enjoy a comfortable 4th place position thanks to beating mTw and taking games from ZZZ. However, strong performances against LRM and Sky.G will be needed to better secure their place. All replays, with a few exceptions, are available individually or as a replay pack from the ESI website!
| Matchday 3 - Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Team | Away Team | Score | Replays | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ToT | < | FnaticMSI | 3:4 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ESC | > | Lzuruha | 6:0 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| eXpertise | < | ZZZ | 2:3* | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| mTw | < | Sky.G | 2:3* | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| osR | < | LRM | 2:4 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 2 - Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FnaticMSI | > | ESC | 5:1 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| osR | < | ToT | 1:5 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sky.G | < | LRM | 2:4 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ZZZ | < | mTw | 1:4* | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lzuruha | < | eXpertise | 1:5 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matchday 1 - Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESC | > | osR | 5:0* | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LRM | < | ZZZ | 0:4* | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FnaticMSI | > | Lzuruha | 6:0 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ToT | > | Sky.G | 5:1 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| mTw | < | eXpertise | 2:4 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thanks to toadies for writing this up for GosuGamers.net!
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