After a roller-coaster up and down BCL season, the playoffs are finally here. It's a brand new season, with one grand prize awaiting the league's top team.
Schedule (Best of 3 Series):
Nov. 21 – 7pm EST – BO @ HDO
Nov. 23 – 7pm EST – JB @ SnG
Nov. 25 – 3pm EST – HDO @ BO
Nov. 25 – 4pm EST – SnG @ JB
HDO goes in as the favorites, looking to win their third consecutive championships. Merloch is leading the team, with 4 orbs and 3 MVP's in 4 games. Zhantrim has also been a key part of the teams success with 3 games played, helping backbone the line while newer HDO members like Anox and Batcho become comfortable in league battle. Watch out for Cable , who is definitely a candidate for Surprise Player of the Season or more if he shows up playing as dominant as in his last outing.
BO gets the lucky opportunity to face HDO in the first round. They are going to need a miracle to survive over 10 minutes and will not win even if HDO builds an orb city with no defence and a wide open CC. Rise Against has been a brave warrior trying to lead this clan to victory, picking up an MVP in every game he has played. If he sticks with the team, he could potentially build it into a serious threat for next season, but for now, they can only hope to learn from the experience of battling the defending league champions.
The JB vs SnG series should be great, there's no telling which way the series will go. With the exception of Deceth and Ender , the usual bunny faces have yet to be seen. Finn has been providing some stability, and with Surge and Stig on the lineup, I wouldn't count the bunnies out. Especially not with names like ~Warlord~ , MuffinMan and Nightwish lurking on the lineup. Don't forget the late season addition of Flash , which could also provide the team with a major boost.
SnG for their part came out of the gates way stronger than anybody expected this season. After missing the playoffs last season, they are now candidates for the championship. Thus far, a lot of that is thanks to solid play by the captain Commons and wdouglas , backed by some explosive offense coming from Orber(Major) . If they can get Scile into the lineup for the playoffs, they will definitely be the favorites to sweep JB. The addition of Friguy late in the season also gives them the extra depth that could have been considered their weak spot before-hand.
Don't miss the excitement, Tuesday night it all begins!
