With the dm2 tournament going strong recently, some people may have forgotten that EQL is still running and that we still have a Grand Finals to play!

Time and date:
Chosen vs Suddendeath
Today (Sunday 4th of May)
20:00 CEST

Stream and commentary:
As always, the game will be streamed on SuddendeathTV!
The game will be called by Andeh and possibly a guest commentator!

Predictions and thoughts by Hooraytio:

Suddendeath boasted a 12-0 map record as they made their way into seed 1 and a spot in the semifinals and they weren't really challenged by any team with the exception of Suddendeath 2 who came within 100 frags on DM2. Suddendeath who lost the EQL 17 final to tVS are eager to claim their second EQL title and nothing really stand in their way this season as they quite easily defeated Immortals 3-0 in the semifinal and now await last season's division 2 champions Chosen. All though Chosen improved a lot during playoffs there isnt anyone who doubt a 3-0 victory here for Suddendeath. We all know the players of this team by now: bps, carapace, ganon, rasta and mawe. All of them players who can turn around games and lead a team to victory in crucial situations. Having to face 4 of them at the same time has proven too hard for every team this season and only teams like SR, tVS, c88 or CMFS would be able to do anything about them these days.

Chosen had a miserable group stage with losses versus all, on paper, equally skilled clans. The only bright moment came during Flinthearts only map this season where they took down Suddendeath 2 on DM3 in an otherwise dull performance as they lost the game 1-2. They also lost to long time rivals Immortals and newcomer Majestic. With 3 easy wins versus Paras, Division 99 and Lost Legion they did however manage to get enough points to end up in 3rd place thus avoiding Suddendeath in the Semifinals. Even though the result in the final seems clear Chosen have established themselves as the best clan below the real div0 clans with a division 2 win last season and a spot in the finals this season. With all but one div0 clans gone the spot in the finals was up for grabs and with 3-1 wins against both Fraggers United and Majestic Chosen managed to get it. Elguapo has been the main player for CSN this season, turning maps around and bringing some crucial quadruns to the field. Hooraytio has played equally much but has not impacted the games in the same way as Elguapo but instead been somewhat of a backup/defense player. Late addition TheEvilDog has played solid and was one of the main reasons CSN played so well in the playoffs. Krab has done his part with alot of teamplay and heart while pollox and 187 has been called upon from time to time. Both of them did really well when they got the chance. Sadly CSN saw alot less of Ake_Vader, Flintheart and Xero and this is one of the reasons the group stage was such a bumpy road for them.

Outcome: 3-0 for Suddendeath

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Make sure to tune in to the Grand FInals of EQL18!

LINKS:
EQL 18 homepage
SuddendeathTV Stream

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Writers: Andeh & Hooraytio
Editor: Andeh