Who will play the lan final?

On sunday we will see the winner bracket final. The winner will take a place in the final that will be played on CPC2! This game will be between The Last Resort and Impact Gaming. They faced eachother before in the first matchweek on sw goldrush and braundorf b4. Tlr won that game with a clear 4-0 victory. Its up to impact now. Can they show they improved in the last couple of weeks?

Both teams started in group C together with cZar and morrigu. The first game in that group was between Tlr and impact. Tlr took that game with 4-0 on sw goldrush and braundorf b4. After that Tlr did not drop a single round and had a clear 12/0 round scorein the group. Impact on the other hand had a start that could have gone better. Not winning a single game with 4-0 in the group stage but they did proceed to the playoff's as number 2 in group C.

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Lets check the way both teams made
The Last Resort
The Last Resort so far are the only remaining team in ET Masters yet to even drop a round. They have played all their matches and won, so far in comprehensive style. Many wondered what effect adding mAus to their lineup as a replacement for M1lk would do to the team however his devastating aim and damage coupled with the quality teamplay that TLR show has prooven to be a winning combination. Their route so far:

Group Stages[/u]
TLR 4:0 Impact Gaming
TLR 4:0 Morrigu
TLR 4:0 Czar

Elimination Stage[/u]
TLR 4:0 Netrunners
TLR 4:0 k1ck

With victories against top seeds Impact and NETR you can see that their route has not been a simple one however they have cut through the opposition like a knife through butter. Tonight however sees the exit of allstar marv who is replaced for the tournament and for the forthcoming CPC2 by the polish hitman Doktor. What effect this will have on the team with another lineup change remains to be seen. Will they just continue to sweep through their opponents with a seamless integration like the one of mAus or will the loss of Marv proove more costly than they imagined.

Impact Gaming
Impact Gaming had a difficult start in the group. They were not able to win a single match with 4:0 in the group. With Mztik being replaced by m1lk they needed a bit of time it seemed to get their teamplay up. Will this be the moment we've all been waiting for? Will Impact Gaming be able to stop Tlr in this winning mood? Their route so far:

Group Stages[/u]
Impact Gaming 0:4 TLr
Impact Gaming 4:2 cZar
Impact Gaming 4:2 Morrigu

Elimination Stage[/u]
Impact Gaming 4:0 vae/4I
Impact Gaming 4:0 zeroPoint

With close victories in the group against cZar and mQ and a lost against Tlr they had not the start they wished. With the 2nd place in their group they had to face vae and noone was sure what the outcome of this game would be after vae had showed some nice play before but they lost one of their key players Squall so it would be a game where everything could happen. A 4-0 vitory for Impact Gaming. After that zP was waiting this would be the first real test for them and they passed it with a 4-0 again. Will this be enough to take on a Tlr on fire?


Predictions
Adacore While impact gaming undoubtedly have the most highly rated roster of any team to ever grace the ET scene, I don't think they have what it takes to grab a win against a TLR side which has looked absolutely sublime since their latest roster changes. That said, it should be a close match and could go either way, but I see it going to a 4-0 victory for TLR.

Bartichello based on the fact they have been playing toghether for a longer time and impact still isn't back full force yet a 4-2 win for TLR

Frozz Eventhough Impact has trio from parodia, two ownage tulips and a finnish tiger, it's not gonna be enough to beat mr. aCoZz (the most underrated player ever) and his Russian friends.Match will certainly be close but I would go for TLR, 4-2.

Azz0r After the Impact line-up was announced they had a nice ego. It didn't work out good and they even got owned by their good baldy friend ronner. After that they decided to take m1lk in but still Impact didnt came further then a 4-2 or 0-4. So they started to prac serious and because of that m1lk and tekoa are never on the kreaturen ventrilo anymore! FFS! But because of that they will win with 4-0.