[CFCL] Elite League Month 1 Wrap up and Month 2 teams analysis

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Week 1 Standings

1- Flipsid3 Tactics (6 Points)
3-0-0
2- PENTA Sports (6 Points)
3-0-0
3- Exotic (5 Points)
2-0-1
4- STDX (4 Points)
2-1-0
5- Abyss (4 Points)
2-1-0
6- Rawness (4 Points)
2-1-0
7- !nstinct (3 Points)
1-1-1
8- Those Guys (2 Points)
1-2-0
9- Playing Ducks (2 Points)
0-1-2
10- Harabas (1 Point)
0-2-1
11- Radiant Esports (0 Points)
0-3-0
12- GOLDX (0 Points)
0-3-0

Week 2 Standings

1- Flipsid3 Tactics (12 Points) No position change
6-0-0

2- STDX (10 Points) Moved up 1 from rank 4
5-1-0

3- PENTA (10 Points) No position change
5-1-0

4- Exotic (9 Points) Moved down 1 from rank 3
4-1-1

5- Those Guys (8 Points) Moved up 3 from rank 8
4-2-0

6- !nstinct (7 Points) Moved up 1 from rank 7
3-2-1

7- Playing Ducks (7 Points) Moved up 2 from rank 9
2-1-3

8- Rawness (5 Points) Moved down 2 from rank 6
2-3-1

9- Abyss (4 Points) Moved down 4 from rank 5
2-4-0

10- Harabas (1 Point) No position change
0-5-1

11- Radiant Esports (0 Points) No position change
0-6-0

12- GOLDX (0 Points) No position change
0-6-0

Week 3 Standings

1- STDX (16 Points) Moved up 1 from Rank 2
8-1-0

2- Flipsid3 Tactics (16 Points) Moved down 1 from Rank 1
8-1-0

3- Exotic (15 Points) Moved up 1 from Rank 4
7-1-1

4- PENTA (12 Points) Moved down 1 from Rank 3
6-3-0

5- PlayingDucks (11 Points) Moved up 2 from Rank 7
4-2-3

6- Rawness (9 Points) Moved up 2 from Rank 8
4-3-1

7- ThoseGuys (7 Points) Moved down 2 from Rank 5
3-4-1

8- Radiant eSports (6 Points) Moved up 3 from Rank 11
3-6-0

9- HARABAS (4 Points) Moved up 1 from Rank 10
2-6-1

10- !nstinct (1 Point) Moved down 4 from Rank 6 (Roster No Longer Together)
3-5-1

11- GOLDX (-4 Points) No position change (Missed all week 3 matches)
0-9-0

12- Abyss Disqualified for rules violation (All points overturned)
0-9-0

Final Standings Month 1

1st Place $2500 - STDX (22 points, head to head win over F3)
2nd Place $1500 Flipsid3 Tactics (22 points)
3rd Place $1000 Exotic (19 Points)
4th Place $600 Rawness / Playing Ducks (13 Points)
5th Place $400 Rawness / Playing Ducks (13 Points)
6th Place $300 ANIXIA (11 Points)
7th Place $250 PENTA / Radiant (8 Points)
8th Place $200 PENTA / Radiant (8 Points)
9th Place $150 HARABAS
10th Place !nstinct (Inacitve)
11th Place GoldX (Inactive)
12th Place Abyss (DQ)

Drop Downs: GoldX, Radiant, Abyss, !nstinct
Other: PENTA will not be playing due to CFPL

New Challengers:

RuLegends:
Top 4 @ CFS 2016 and the National champions of Russia
Line up - Treak, Arsa, Drace, Exiwer, Vais

Carbw0w:
A merger of ex teamw0w and Carbon players, to try and become the new face of NA CF
Line up - Brando, Coda, 15oL, Babygroot, and RickGrimezz

TimeOut:
The fallout roster from last years pro team FakeOutNation, looking to make their mark once again in Season 2
Line up - Thornz, Jkeith, s0lid, Dema.X, Rav.

Serenity eSports:
The fallout of many EU rosters, who recently put themselves into the Gamescom semifinals for CF EU Nationals
Line up - Vizee, Jin, Koopieff, Forty, nickeloff

GetBrikt:
A roster consisting of season 1 pros, and rising talents, looking to make a name for themselves as a force to be reckoned with in Elite League
Line up - x0tek, Yuuki, Kaiz, Michaelxv205, Logic

Overall my expectations are high for the upcoming month, as we enter what I would easily say is a much more intense group of teams for the second month. Here is a look at some of what I am excited for in CFCL Elite League Month 2.

- GetBrikt and Carbw0w I think will make a huge impact in terms of NA performance in CFCL. Championing pro players from S1 on both rosters, and some new and old talents, makes both of these new challengers teams nobody should take lightly this month.
- STDX Defending their title as #1 in CFCL I think will be a great challenge this month, with existing competition vs F3 for the top spot, and strong challengers entering elite, remaining the #1 for 2 months in a row may prove to be a challenging task.
- RuLegends is definitely a team to look out for. Taking home a T4 finish at the most recent CFS and having a huge amount of experience together will make this roster a team who could quickly rise through the ranks.
- My dark horse roster for the season is definitely Serenity on the EU side of things, with so many EU talents there is no telling where this roster could end up at the end of month 2.
- STDX vs F3 week 1 is definitely a HUGE match. The top 2 teams from Month 1 going head to head is a big way to set the tone for the month ahead for all of the teams in Elite.
- ANIXIA, HARABAS, Rawness, and Timeout to me are the rosters with everything to prove this month. With such an increase to the competition pool this month, these 4 teams to me strike me as the make it or break it teams this month, but I look forward to seeing how they prepare for the challenges ahead in the upcoming month.

Congrats to STDX on a fantastic first month, but the question now becomes; will we see a new champion rise up the ranks or will STDX defend their title once again as CFCL Champions? Good luck to everyone and I look forward to the month ahead!

EX0T1C

I'm pretty sure F3 is forfeiting week 1 due to travel, but I hope I am wrong.

Edit: Also, for the record. I can't comment on the EU side of things, but the only team that SHOULD be in Elite for NA that isn't, is 5URVIVE (AWMAZING's team). They've been putting in mad work to improve, and it's showing. This was a much better job

TheHungedMan

Did Vizee quit being the coach for Flipsid3 ?

I might take off my harsh criticism of having EU teams participate since phaze having left Flipsid3 and rejoining PENTA means that EU competitive scene won't have much of a role model going by their CFGI 2017 performance ...

Butterskotch

EX0T1C wrote: »

I'm pretty sure F3 is forfeiting week 1 due to travel, but I hope I am wrong.

Edit: Also, for the record. I can't comment on the EU side of things, but the only team that SHOULD be in Elite for NA that isn't, is 5URVIVE (AWMAZING's team). They've been putting in mad work to improve, and it's showing. This was a much better job

DUDE! Holy cow! Thank you so much for saying that! I really appreciate that A LOT! I am really excited that you have so much support for us! I'm really shocked that you've been by our side since HandShake League.

Again, thank you so much!

Edit: We will continue to work hard and show what we can do hopefully next month! I am very proud of my boys and seeing growth from day 1 has been very exciting!