Tonight we are starting with daily series of newsposts about teams that take part in second edition of Battle For Berlin. We are going to post four newsposts that will contain overview about every participating team. In further part of this article you are able to read about Belgian Fraternity, PolagZ, jari.et and STAR.ET. Enjoy!
Belgian Fraternity
Belgian Fraternity is back with an impressive lineup and a legit 7th seed. The all-Belgian clan (they just got Lun4t1C as backup) was formed somewhere between July and August 2009 and every time the gamers around Jere, uNDEAd and Gifted picked up their weapons they were able to deal some damage on the highest competition level. Their winning period started back in 2009 with winning the fall OC Premier League. Short after they took a good 2nd place in the ESL Winter League and with the turn of the year they were able to play both EC XXI and EC XXII as well as EMS VI and EMS VII. The same year rewarded the core lineup with a 4th AEF place and an amazing 5th @ CIC7. In 2011 they attended the KaoS event but ended up on a lousy 4th place but against all odds some of them managed to take home a notable 3rd place on the SAGE lan under NEVO tag. Most of the current lineup are playing a lot of LoL lately and we just can hope it doesn`t harm their Enemey Territory gameplay.
Achievements:
CB: Enemy Territory SW OC Fall 2009 Premier League
BMG CUP v3 and v4
ESL: Enemy Territory 6on6 League Fall 2009 1st Division
Their first match will be against the European mix from NBS and I do see a very even match with experienced gamers on both sides. Jere, uNDEAd and co will be there and try to outaim their opposing side but I guess neither PlAyer nor Sinnu or the rest of the team will give them an easy walk in the park.
[bI was able to catch Gifted for a short interview:[/b]] Your lineup looks really strong on paper but have you had the chance to pick up the Thompson and to develop some basic team spirit?
We played our first game in months last sunday & the first map was radar vs that team Finland & we managed to win it but we end up losing it 4-2 anyway, but ye we didnt play much yet.
Who is responsible for the ingame leading?
Mainly myself but everyone has the same ingame sense & we all give good calls & comms.
Which map do you as a team prefer most?
People would think its Goldrush, but uNDEAd is amazing on radar ^^.
Do you have a mutual agreement inside the squad concerning your goal for the tournament?
I dont know if we have a goal, we just want to play some w:et again. top 5 would be amazing.
Which team will battle it out in the final? And where do you see your own team ending?
Well, Anexis vs some other candidates. Aiming for top 5 =)
Belgian Fraternity predicted the following outcome of BFB2 sponsored by Razer:
Anexis eSports
Belgian Fraternity
Finlantic 6
PolagZ
If some of the 'Lucky 16' teams can be mentioned as underdog - the only one of them that is worth it, is no one else then the recently formed PolagZ. The lineup of this team contains three members of Team Poland which went quite far in the current NationsCup. The roster is completed by another three great players - Lukey, lesti and stexx.
Current lineup:
dialer
Krein
lesti
Lukey
stexx
Frag'Stealer
The team haven't had a chance to show their teamwork in recent tournaments yet, but believe me or not they are practicing hard for BFB2 and will not give an easy win to their oponents. I had a short talk with one of their members Krein, so you can have a more detailed look into the team's chemistry.
[bInterview with Krein:[/b]] Hey Krein, who is the person responsible for your ingame leading?
dialer is doing his best trying to lead the team and I'm helping him quite a bit.
What are your predictions for TOP3 teams of the tournament?
Hard to tell. There's always Anexis and the fins around to fight for the trophy but I think most teams are on a similar level so everything is possible. We're hoping for top3 ourselves but it might be a challenge with all those returning teams around.
Which team will battle it out in the final? And where do you see your own team ending?
Most likely Anexis or Finlantic6 will be in the final. I don't think you can call a favorite for the tournament as for now. As I mentioned we're going for the prizes!
What are your previous results as a team? How much you were recently practicing for this cup?
We don't really have any official results as we didn't take part in the latest tournaments. We're practicing 2-3 days a week but we'll most likely up that now when we have the schedule of the tournament. All I can say it looks really promising and if we manage not to ruin our own game we should be doing quite well :)
Your first game of tournament is versus teamoxid. Do you think you're well prepared for this matchup and what is your score prediction?
We're definitly not well prepared but we'll do our best and I'm confident we can take it even 4:0. They might have few known players but that won't matter in the end :)
Name us your personal underdog out of the 16 BFB2 teams!
Guess I'd call us the underdogs. We have few new players and it's just always better to be the underdog ;D
I also asked few more or less known Crossfire members for their opinion about this polish team, their chances in the upcoming tournament and their first game against teamoxid.
As we can see opinions about the match are mixed up and I hope it will be a very exciting. In my opinion it will be the most intresting match in the first round of this tournament. Both teams have got similar chances to take the victory and advance to the next round! On both sides we've got realy strong aimers like Frag`Stealer or Bl4d3. We should not forget about the objective minded teamplayers like eujen, who can always surprise us with his sneaky actions!
PolagZ predicted the following outcome of BFB2 sponsored by Razer:
PolagZ
PolagZ
PolagZ
jari.et
jari.et is a team seeded as number 15 in Battle For Berlin II. Those Finns are quite known on Enemy Territory scene. They started playing together 2 years ago and of course they had some breaks and inactivity moments, however the main part of the lineup is still the same as it used to be back in 2010. Comparing their game versus CbZ from March 2010 and then take a look at their latest games, 3 out of 6 players are still the same! That’s quite impressive and other teams, especially unstable ones, should look up to those Finns! jari.et has started their journey through Enemy Territory 2 years ago with some CB 5on5 Ladder games. Later they took part in CB 5on5 OC Spring 2010 Second League where they had reached playoffs but lost in 1st round. After that, an inactivity period has come and they returned in second part of 2011. They surprised all of us for the first time in RCUPSERIES #7, where they managed to win over turbot or Team Estonia and lost only to Team Germany (4:2!) in the Grand Final of this tournament. They have been playing actively again since January 2012. Recently they won 2nd Division of ESL Winter Leauge 2011/2012 in a very spectacular final versus CwG. So far it is their biggest achievement. They are going to participate in Battle For Berlin II and either OpenCup Premier League or EuroCup, if they get a chance to play one of the qualifiers.
[bInterview with toMi:[/b]] Tell me something about your team, what is the atmosphere inside the team? How do you perform lately? What are your expectations for the upcoming season?
Well the atmosphere is great. We have been playing together for so long that we are like one big family. Pracs are going nice. We have been able to fight back against the top teams, but we still need more practice. Our maingoal is to get EC quali and get in EC. And in bfb2 our maingoal is to win one match.
How do you feel after your victory over CwG in the recent ESL Final? Winning 2nd Division is just a beginning and you are going to achieve more and more?
It's always nice to win ! I think there was too much drama but afterfall in was good final. Ofc we aim higher now and we try to get more pocals.
You've added Stuka to your roster, it is indeed a big boost to your lineup. How is he doing? Are you planning to bring some other big names into jari's lineup?
Stuka is a great player. He brings experience which we have been lacking and ofc aims well. We are not planning to change the lineup unless we have to.
Who is responsible for the ingame leading? And which map do you as a team prefer most?
Thats my job. I like to talk and my voice is sexy so the job is like made for me. Missile use to be our homemap but now i think radar or gr is our strongest maps. We try to avoid Supply.
What do you think about your first opponent - Finlantic6? And what are your chances in this game, you see yourselves as a winners of this game or rather underdogs?
I thin we need a miracle to win this. We are clear underdogs. Hope we can fight back and not to get rolled hard.
Which team will battle it out in the final? And where do you see your own team ending?
I think anexis and queens will be in finals. And im happy if we are not last.
Their first game in Battle For Berlin will be versus no one else than Finlantic 6! That’s unlucky for Finnland`s players that they have to fight against each other in first round. F6 is a clear favorite of this game and they should not have any problems to beat jari.et. However, I look forward to this game because it has been always like this, that matches between teams from the same country were exciting!
jari.et predicted the following outcome of BFB2 sponsored by Razer:
Anexis eSports
Queens
Minds gayclub
STAR.ET
STAR.et was born in late March but the core roster is made of humM3L and some of his closest friends. We neither can list an achievement nor any interesting matches from their past but with Kevji as latest addition they might surprise. Additionally the fact that they are all known to each other and have been playing together for a long time will help them to be a thorn in their opponent's flesh.
Current lineup:
humM3L
criatura
Kevji
violy
draQ
huNta_
kiwi
eiM
[b draQ was kind enough to answer a few questions:[/b]] Star.et is a fairly new team. Have you had time to prepare for the upcoming challenge?
For us its like a reunion because mostly all of us knew eachother for a long time and we had enough time to prepare for the upcoming events .
We do see eight players on your roster. Please be so kind and name us the main lineup!
At the moment it looks like we got 5 main players and maybe a new face ;) For now its Kevji, draqii, humm3l, criatura and viol.
It is an all-German lineup. Do you think the comms are your biggest plus or do you have an ace up one's sleeve?
Ye indeed but our comms are just like in other teams. There is no advantage or anything like this. And for the ace I guess we have to give it to the one and only eiM - he is our backup ace!
Which team will battle it out in the final? And where do you see your own team ending?
We do think that the final will be Anexis vs . MPG/Queens
I can´t really tell where our team will end up but for sure we´re trying to climb the ladder as high as possible.
Unfortunately STAR.et is doomed because they will meet the almighty Anexis and we just can cross our fingers that humM3L's side will not lose their faith and keep on praccing to survive through the lower bracket.
STAR.et predicted the following outcome of BFB2 sponsored by Razer:
Belgian Fraternity, 
PolagZ, 
jari.et and 
STAR.ET. Enjoy! 
Lun4t1C as backup) was formed somewhere between July and August 2009 and every time the gamers around 
NEVO tag. Most of the current lineup are playing a lot of LoL lately and we just can hope it doesn`t harm their Enemey Territory gameplay. 
CB: Enemy Territory SW OC Fall 2009 Premier League
ESL: Enemy Territory 6on6 League Fall 2009 1st Division
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NBS and I do see a very even match with experienced gamers on both sides. Jere, uNDEAd and co will be there and try to outaim their opposing side but I guess neither 
Sinnu or the rest of the team will give them an easy walk in the park.
eujen, who can always surprise us with his sneaky actions!
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