Group A
TLR should be the obvious winners of this group assuming they are as good online as they are offline. Questions have been asked about players like mAus and many a suspicious eyebrow have been raised in the past about his play. In Enschede he has the opportunity to silence his critics and assuming his form is as good as it is online then this team will win this group and i would be surprised of they even drop a single round. They have the sort of squad that can hurt teams, arguably one of the best rifles aCoZz, in Winghaven they have someone who can change a game, often accused of being the weakest in the TLR squad he has the ability to turn a game on the spot with a crucial panzer shot or air strike, Clown is undoubtedly totally underated and one of the best smg engineers in the tournament, dAv1d is always a force to be reckoned with one of the final questions remain however is how much of a loss their key player Marv will be, the all star is replaced by some polish firepower by the name of doktor, with no lag advantage online will he be strong enough to replace the allstar Marv. If they hold it together they are for me in the top 3 favorites to win this tournament.
VaE - 4i ... well what can you say about this team, 1 month ago i thought they could go on to win this tournament, now with the unfortunate lineup changes which have dogged this team i think that qualification from their group will be the best they can achieve. Realistically they just haven't had enough time to practice the maps together as a team and we could be in an ammusing situation @ cpc2 if we hear Sheep issuing instructions to the newcomers in the squad just prior to playing their game. I really hope this team does well however i think lady luck has not been with this squad in recent times.
FF prooved they can be very strong at LAN before during the PGA tournament however having personally seen this team in recent weeks during practice and officials i think they will have to do an aweful lot to make any kind of impact at CPC2. They did not look a shadow of the team that not so long ago stood toe to toe with Netrunners and a winner could not be decided. Qualification from the group is possible but they will need to take wins from mQ and VaE for that to happen.
Morrigu would appear at first glance to be the whipping boys/girl of the group however they have caused some upsets during the ET Masters tournament with wins over cZar so they have shown that they do have teamplay and firepower. To make it stick though they will need the heavy hitters in the team like mize and the very questionable rocky to proove their critics wrong. They could qualify from the group however that will be as far as i think they can go.
Group A Predicted final rankings
#1 TLR
#2 VaE
#3 Morrigu
#4 FF
Group B
Dignitas without the estonian powerhouse and leader Night should be at their weakest since we saw their defeat during the 5v5 debacle. The loss of such a player cannot be underestimated, simply put its a massive blow to the team. They have brought in an irish tinker named Sol and although he is a decent player he cannot replace Night and so we will see a very different dignitas team at cpc2. They will of course still steamroll this group which is by far the weakest in cpc2. Key players to watch out for: Reload; the young estonian has the attitude and ability to change games, during cpc1 we saw him as a key figure leading the attack for sFx.Lan and i expect him to have a similar impact here. Urtier; without doubt for me he's the best FOP in ET, his ability to consistently call key air strikes and artillery that can stall and damage teams will be needed at cpc2 if Dignitas the tournament favorites want to retain their gold from cpc1. That being said i can see some upsets during this tournament and a dignitas team which in certain players not mentioning any names Jakazc definately has an air of arrogance could be silenced by some of the tournaments other big hitters. We can but hope...
K1ck EU will be a very happy team right now having seen Impact moved to group D meaning they are now seed 2 and looking at the other two teams they will be fairly confident of qualification from the group. That however will be probably as far as they can go depending on who they draw in the elimination stages. A team that has been together for quite sometime they are certainly not lacking in teamplay however firepower is where they appear to be a bit short. Against some of the tournament favourites they will probably find themselves outgunned. They will probably be happy with qualification and maybe a win or 2 at the elimination stages.
OCTENse are a team that have come in for quite some stick for jumping into the open cpc2 spot before the far stronger force of Insignia Cadre however in fairness they just were quicker than the fins. Looking at the group they will set themselves a target of beating Alis and maybe getting a result against K1ck. For me though this wont happen and they will surely have a fun time playing however wont be able to qualify.
Alis may be the surprise team in this group. At cpc1 ronner showed that during LAN conditions he could shine leading T&F a lot further than anyone though possible. With the addition of old school ex Parodia player gaso and assuming most teams know how big Maverick is the threat of pissing him off and meeting him again later in the evening drunk is enough to make most ET Players hand shake just a little each time they frag him. This team could sneak into 2nd place.
Group B Predicted final rankings
#1 Dignitas
#2 K1ck
#3 Alis
#4 OCTENse
Group C
zeroPoint have been an eratic team of late, losing officials to Netrunners and Impact they have shown that they are no longer dominating the #2 spot in ET. The loss of Hatred has hit the team hard, FeTTe although a top ET player for me does not have the same level of firepower that his german predecessor had and this has showed. zP however still have a team with a host of talent which undoubtedly can go a long way in cpc2, they are one of the tournament favorites and rightly so. On their day they can beat anyone apart from dignitas as their history has shown. That being said their big name players need to stand up and be counted in Enschede. If they hit form this team could go on to win, if they make mistakes then we could see an exit during the elimination stages or if any upsets do occur we could see them go out early on. For me this is the second hardest group in the tournament and they wont easily take the top spot, all their games should be tough. That being said i think they are one of the nicest teams in ET even with Gifty's ego quits :) , always good to play against <3
one soldier - I have not seen a single game from this team since their formation so i really cannot judge how far they can / will go. Based on player names they have a bit of everything. mAx will be your rambo medic who has a quality aim that can see him make plenty of multi kills. Mika is your winghaven type player except from what i understand his aim is a bit sick so i will certainly be spectating him to see what he can do.Ganon and Shewie are the belgium duo that have done it all, ovrboost in his day was called by many "one of the true aimers", does he still have that ability, we'll see. The team on paper has a lot of firepower, i haven't personally had chance to judge their teamplay so they are for me a total unknown coming into the tournament.
Zerobarrier .... new name same team. The old cZar ET squad, i think this team wont really surprise many people, a good squad of players and a nice bunch of guys however looking at the other teams they will struggle to qualify from this group and it could mean an early exit for the belgium team.
el vigorZ, again new name same team, the old VIB squad. Kicked from VIB after their performance against Cadre in the ET Masters tournament they are a team that on paper could be very strong with some heavy hitters however recently they have been forced to recruit a 6th after losing a player for the lan and that can only disrupt the team play of the squad. We'll just have to wait and see how much of an effect it makes.
Group C Predicted final rankings
#1 zP
#2 One Soldier
#3 el vigorZ
#4 Zerobarrier
Group D
[biased review] In my opinion Impact Gaming have gone from strength to strength recently. Their teamplay has improved and they have decent form going into cpc2 losing only to TLR. They are the #1 seed for this group which for me is the group of death in the tournament. All 4 teams stand a decent chance to qualify and you cant say that any one game is going to be really one sided since i can see this group being extremely tight. I think Impact will qualify however it wont be easy. For me they have a team with a bit of everything. Firepower in abundance with the likes of the much fanboyed mystic, arguably the best rifle in ET (certainly for me there is no better) in Raveneye, The supply depo jumper xpaz whos in game leadership, key strikes / panzers and general reading of the game which has to be up there with the most intelligent ET players will be crucial, Tiigeri has come in for a bit of stick from some since his move from rifle to smg was not well received by some however for me he is like another Clown, they are the kind of players that do the hard work, the graft that makes the rest of the team function, then the remaining two dutchies teKoa and M1lk, both these two boast some heavy firepower which you have to say leave Impact going into the tournament as one of the favorites to win. [/biased review]
Polar eSports for me are a dark horse of the tournament, questions are there as to whether they have done all they can do with this team but for me there is a lot left. In ET Masters they looked like a team with a hangover and in some ways i think that was the wakeup call they might have needed. Expect to see a well practiced and prepared team at cpc2. They certainly have the firepower in the squad to rival anyone out there, they really are very strong in aim, the question i have always had about this team is do they have the blend and teamplay. I think we'll find out at this cpc2 cause you can be sure they are pumped up for it and for me i rate them as one of the teams who could win it.
Auxilia are a surprise package for cpc2, put in poule3 and i think underated here. They have had some big wins in recent times and for a new squad thats impressive. They practice and train more than any other team i have seen in ET at the top level recently and that means that they will be fully prepared for this lan. They have the firepower, they have the team play and they have brilliant english speaking skillz and ofc they have snuble <3 this team will do well but they are in a strong group and they will have to play out of their skins to qualify.
Knö I Hörn seem to be a mix of players brought back following the demise of the old KiH squad. In a different group i think they might have qualified however i fear they will struggle against the other opposition and will see an early exit. A shame since they have some nice players in their team.
Group D Predicted final rankings
#1 Impact
#2 Polar
#3 Auxilia
#4 KiH
Final CPC2 prediction:
Winner TLR
Runner Up Dignitas / Impact
Third zP / Polar
TLR should be the obvious winners of this group assuming they are as good online as they are offline. Questions have been asked about players like mAus and many a suspicious eyebrow have been raised in the past about his play. In Enschede he has the opportunity to silence his critics and assuming his form is as good as it is online then this team will win this group and i would be surprised of they even drop a single round. They have the sort of squad that can hurt teams, arguably one of the best rifles aCoZz, in Winghaven they have someone who can change a game, often accused of being the weakest in the TLR squad he has the ability to turn a game on the spot with a crucial panzer shot or air strike, Clown is undoubtedly totally underated and one of the best smg engineers in the tournament, dAv1d is always a force to be reckoned with one of the final questions remain however is how much of a loss their key player Marv will be, the all star is replaced by some polish firepower by the name of doktor, with no lag advantage online will he be strong enough to replace the allstar Marv. If they hold it together they are for me in the top 3 favorites to win this tournament.
VaE - 4i ... well what can you say about this team, 1 month ago i thought they could go on to win this tournament, now with the unfortunate lineup changes which have dogged this team i think that qualification from their group will be the best they can achieve. Realistically they just haven't had enough time to practice the maps together as a team and we could be in an ammusing situation @ cpc2 if we hear Sheep issuing instructions to the newcomers in the squad just prior to playing their game. I really hope this team does well however i think lady luck has not been with this squad in recent times.
FF prooved they can be very strong at LAN before during the PGA tournament however having personally seen this team in recent weeks during practice and officials i think they will have to do an aweful lot to make any kind of impact at CPC2. They did not look a shadow of the team that not so long ago stood toe to toe with Netrunners and a winner could not be decided. Qualification from the group is possible but they will need to take wins from mQ and VaE for that to happen.
Morrigu would appear at first glance to be the whipping boys/girl of the group however they have caused some upsets during the ET Masters tournament with wins over cZar so they have shown that they do have teamplay and firepower. To make it stick though they will need the heavy hitters in the team like mize and the very questionable rocky to proove their critics wrong. They could qualify from the group however that will be as far as i think they can go.
Group A Predicted final rankings
#1 TLR
#2 VaE
#3 Morrigu
#4 FF
Group B
Dignitas without the estonian powerhouse and leader Night should be at their weakest since we saw their defeat during the 5v5 debacle. The loss of such a player cannot be underestimated, simply put its a massive blow to the team. They have brought in an irish tinker named Sol and although he is a decent player he cannot replace Night and so we will see a very different dignitas team at cpc2. They will of course still steamroll this group which is by far the weakest in cpc2. Key players to watch out for: Reload; the young estonian has the attitude and ability to change games, during cpc1 we saw him as a key figure leading the attack for sFx.Lan and i expect him to have a similar impact here. Urtier; without doubt for me he's the best FOP in ET, his ability to consistently call key air strikes and artillery that can stall and damage teams will be needed at cpc2 if Dignitas the tournament favorites want to retain their gold from cpc1. That being said i can see some upsets during this tournament and a dignitas team which in certain players not mentioning any names Jakazc definately has an air of arrogance could be silenced by some of the tournaments other big hitters. We can but hope...
K1ck EU will be a very happy team right now having seen Impact moved to group D meaning they are now seed 2 and looking at the other two teams they will be fairly confident of qualification from the group. That however will be probably as far as they can go depending on who they draw in the elimination stages. A team that has been together for quite sometime they are certainly not lacking in teamplay however firepower is where they appear to be a bit short. Against some of the tournament favourites they will probably find themselves outgunned. They will probably be happy with qualification and maybe a win or 2 at the elimination stages.
OCTENse are a team that have come in for quite some stick for jumping into the open cpc2 spot before the far stronger force of Insignia Cadre however in fairness they just were quicker than the fins. Looking at the group they will set themselves a target of beating Alis and maybe getting a result against K1ck. For me though this wont happen and they will surely have a fun time playing however wont be able to qualify.
Alis may be the surprise team in this group. At cpc1 ronner showed that during LAN conditions he could shine leading T&F a lot further than anyone though possible. With the addition of old school ex Parodia player gaso and assuming most teams know how big Maverick is the threat of pissing him off and meeting him again later in the evening drunk is enough to make most ET Players hand shake just a little each time they frag him. This team could sneak into 2nd place.
Group B Predicted final rankings
#1 Dignitas
#2 K1ck
#3 Alis
#4 OCTENse
Group C
zeroPoint have been an eratic team of late, losing officials to Netrunners and Impact they have shown that they are no longer dominating the #2 spot in ET. The loss of Hatred has hit the team hard, FeTTe although a top ET player for me does not have the same level of firepower that his german predecessor had and this has showed. zP however still have a team with a host of talent which undoubtedly can go a long way in cpc2, they are one of the tournament favorites and rightly so. On their day they can beat anyone apart from dignitas as their history has shown. That being said their big name players need to stand up and be counted in Enschede. If they hit form this team could go on to win, if they make mistakes then we could see an exit during the elimination stages or if any upsets do occur we could see them go out early on. For me this is the second hardest group in the tournament and they wont easily take the top spot, all their games should be tough. That being said i think they are one of the nicest teams in ET even with Gifty's ego quits :) , always good to play against <3
one soldier - I have not seen a single game from this team since their formation so i really cannot judge how far they can / will go. Based on player names they have a bit of everything. mAx will be your rambo medic who has a quality aim that can see him make plenty of multi kills. Mika is your winghaven type player except from what i understand his aim is a bit sick so i will certainly be spectating him to see what he can do.Ganon and Shewie are the belgium duo that have done it all, ovrboost in his day was called by many "one of the true aimers", does he still have that ability, we'll see. The team on paper has a lot of firepower, i haven't personally had chance to judge their teamplay so they are for me a total unknown coming into the tournament.
Zerobarrier .... new name same team. The old cZar ET squad, i think this team wont really surprise many people, a good squad of players and a nice bunch of guys however looking at the other teams they will struggle to qualify from this group and it could mean an early exit for the belgium team.
el vigorZ, again new name same team, the old VIB squad. Kicked from VIB after their performance against Cadre in the ET Masters tournament they are a team that on paper could be very strong with some heavy hitters however recently they have been forced to recruit a 6th after losing a player for the lan and that can only disrupt the team play of the squad. We'll just have to wait and see how much of an effect it makes.
Group C Predicted final rankings
#1 zP
#2 One Soldier
#3 el vigorZ
#4 Zerobarrier
Group D
[biased review] In my opinion Impact Gaming have gone from strength to strength recently. Their teamplay has improved and they have decent form going into cpc2 losing only to TLR. They are the #1 seed for this group which for me is the group of death in the tournament. All 4 teams stand a decent chance to qualify and you cant say that any one game is going to be really one sided since i can see this group being extremely tight. I think Impact will qualify however it wont be easy. For me they have a team with a bit of everything. Firepower in abundance with the likes of the much fanboyed mystic, arguably the best rifle in ET (certainly for me there is no better) in Raveneye, The supply depo jumper xpaz whos in game leadership, key strikes / panzers and general reading of the game which has to be up there with the most intelligent ET players will be crucial, Tiigeri has come in for a bit of stick from some since his move from rifle to smg was not well received by some however for me he is like another Clown, they are the kind of players that do the hard work, the graft that makes the rest of the team function, then the remaining two dutchies teKoa and M1lk, both these two boast some heavy firepower which you have to say leave Impact going into the tournament as one of the favorites to win. [/biased review]
Polar eSports for me are a dark horse of the tournament, questions are there as to whether they have done all they can do with this team but for me there is a lot left. In ET Masters they looked like a team with a hangover and in some ways i think that was the wakeup call they might have needed. Expect to see a well practiced and prepared team at cpc2. They certainly have the firepower in the squad to rival anyone out there, they really are very strong in aim, the question i have always had about this team is do they have the blend and teamplay. I think we'll find out at this cpc2 cause you can be sure they are pumped up for it and for me i rate them as one of the teams who could win it.
Auxilia are a surprise package for cpc2, put in poule3 and i think underated here. They have had some big wins in recent times and for a new squad thats impressive. They practice and train more than any other team i have seen in ET at the top level recently and that means that they will be fully prepared for this lan. They have the firepower, they have the team play and they have brilliant english speaking skillz and ofc they have snuble <3 this team will do well but they are in a strong group and they will have to play out of their skins to qualify.
Knö I Hörn seem to be a mix of players brought back following the demise of the old KiH squad. In a different group i think they might have qualified however i fear they will struggle against the other opposition and will see an early exit. A shame since they have some nice players in their team.
Group D Predicted final rankings
#1 Impact
#2 Polar
#3 Auxilia
#4 KiH
Final CPC2 prediction:
Winner TLR
Runner Up Dignitas / Impact
Third zP / Polar
gained more experience in krea though:p, but nice to read !
HAHAHAHA :D
We're not actually a mixed team, everybody except Moose, has been on/off in ALIS for almost a year now. Just a little FYI :)
zerom
And in the Dignitas section r3vers has two same paragraphs, the lower one seems to be with fixed grammar.
Otherwise n1
+ for cpc 1 , they weren't supposed to paly untill someone dropped and the made a mixteam 1 week before it started
so chill (h)
And to the one who said that the current line-up is almost the same as the one on CPC I, funny joke man, funny joke !
This time they have ziff and zeto while last time they had stormG and rbnt, for one the former are way better and secondly ziff and zeto have been playin for quite some time with the others while the first match for rbnt together with the cZar guys was the first match at the LAN.
Also this time I'm pretty confident that Lioco will get his mouse working and not like last time. And lioco with a decent pc and a working mouse makes his enemies believe he is mAus ;-p
TLR: With the latest addition of mAus to their squad they've played quite a lot of good games against opponents like
impactgaming etc. Totally deserve the first seeding and I think in their group (vae-4i, Morrigu, FF) they will easily
end first. I expect them to end in the top 5 final rankings for sure.
vae-4i: After the departure of Squall and later on rAZz people were only screaming online-only. I can't agree more
because squall and razz were not just players in their team, I think they were two of their best players. They are
now replaced by decem and BuLL who of course both played on a high level throughout ET but I don't think they will
do that good on the LAN. A second place in their group is possible but they will have a hard one with FF.
FF: Good lineup with experienced and nice players, also very friendly players (you don't see it that much in ET). I
guess a 2nd place in their group is indeed possible, and if not second they will end third for sure. But I have the
idea that due to their experience with the same team over a longer period I think they have the skill to end second.
Morrigu: Basically the black sheep in Group A. A team with EC experience BUT with a different lineup. Although the
team exists for almost 3 years already afaik there have been a lot of lineup changes and even I have played there :P
Recent addition of rocky (Mr. Aimbot) and a relatively unknown, but oldschool one might say, player N30 they might
cause an uproar but I don't think they will be able to end higher than third in their group.
Dignitas: basically the favourite of the tournament. Without Night however a tad weaker and they found the replacement
in the form of sol the pokerplayer. Probably gonna end first in their group with relative ease, only K1ck-eSports is
able to give them a close game due to their experience. I don't see either ALIS or OCTENse capable of beating them
so a first place in their group will be no surprise for me. I think they will end in the top 3 but I have my doubts
whether they will end first since there are teams that are willing to go all-out because idle doesnt have night :P
K1ck-eSports: a long-lasting team with different names all the time :P I believe their roots lie in Ma(y)be, and later
on formed team pingwins. Their lineup has possibly weakened a bit since then but they seem to have become better and
better in the last few weeks. Can't be underestimated and will probably take the second place.
OCTENse: this team has a few of my old teammates in the lineup! Although they beat us in prac on radar in 2 minutes
I don't see them end higher than the third place in their group. ALIS might beat them but I think that will be a
relatively close game seeing as ALIS has the long-term experience in ET.
ALIS: I don't really have that much to say about this team, it's formed by a few oldschool players. They seem to be
a nice combination of experience and all-round skills, but I don't see them end higher than third although they will
probably take the third place.
zeroPoint: after replacing rapture by FeTTe I think their communication is a bit more sloppy but I am not aware of
how good FeTTe's german skillz are. However I think FeTTe is a wonderful player and so is the rest of the team, they
also have a lot of experience so an easy first place should be achieveable.
one.soldier: people were a bit furious about the high seed they were given but if you look at the lineup one can't
really wonder why: the belgian trio Shewie, mAx and Ganon along with probably the most fanboyed panzer mika, dutch
rifle LiciD and dutch medic pwner overboost. This team will surprise the most on LAN, unfortunately we haven't played
them in a prac yet. I'm looking forward to meeting them though :P a second place for this team is surely possible.
zerobarrier: basically the old cZar team. All-belgian lineup makes them have good comms I think. Their flaming skillz
are also extraordinary, as well as their speed. However I think they might end second if they manage to win against
one.soldier but that's the question.
el vigorZ: a team with almost only highsensers afaik. Very underrated but most people hate them after their battery
ownage against neg img. I don't think they will do that good on LAN, they are nice guys but lack the team spirit to
outplay their opponents.
Impact Gaming: Team with Finnish saunapoika and dutch pownerboys. Probably the best team in group D, at least looking
at every individual players I think this team is the most hyped one. Fanboys will go wild and cum hard over the idea
of mystic shooting 5hs or teKoa raping someone with luger. Will have a few hard games against aux and polar though
and second/first place is achieveable for them.
polar eSports: team with players that prefer to go rambo then playing with the team, and I know that! Individually
features a few good players and mixtures spam and aim together with a solid lineup for almost 4 months since the team
started out in early september under the name pi. I think we will end second or even first in the group, but it won't
be easy. After a bit weak performance in ET masters prolly gonna go all out on this LAN.
auxilia: relatively new team with known players like humM3L and fireBall leading the forces. A team with nice players
but they lag like shit online :P so dunno how good they will be on LAN. A second place is possible, but a third place
is more likely looking at the stability of the other teams.
KiH: teamed up with the oldschool players ozzy and co + legendary BB4E riflenader rbnt and legendary danskerkill
gyzr. Actually after the departure of some of their lineup their communication style must've changed and I don't rly
see them owning the LAN. I'm looking forward to seeing them again tho :P
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