you
You
Running lights out bright, that's my show
I'm up in city glow, I'm gonna make it low
Forget it, the crown you on is fitted
Face masks don't miss it, if you miss you go with gray
But fuck you crowd, know I'm running it off
I'm built up like a pharaoh, now they praying that I fall
Through shadows, been burning through these battles
My weakness and my body need to know you better ask somebody
Already, I consume the bloody, it's funny
I need a penny, but I put my heart in it, ayy
Tone up, extract, go again, found in the soul
You know I'm about to go,
Holdin' it out of gold.
Run the lights up like that's my show.
I'm not gonna see the glow,
I'm gonna not be afraid, no.
See, I got the match,
Bein' like a bro.
You know the lights is gone,
Harder than Zario.
Run the lights up like that's my show.
I'm not gonna see the glow,
I'm gonna make it long.
Me off the top, no way.
I came, they called my name.
I gave my life into my past,
On everything that I claim,
Nothing ever could replace me.
I never saw a nice, I never fall
No cattle, they blow them where static
Go ride us up, my body, cut them off, they out, it's life
Already, I consume the petty
The business, 2020, believe your eyes and many
Turn up the track, on the beat, bomb in the zone
You know my body roll, harder than how they go
Welcome to the FNCS Summit. This is the lower bracket.
Yesterday was a hit, so there's going to be a smash.
The games are ready. This is the lower bracket.
Win and you're in. So let's see what happens here in Game 1.
PIXES OUT IN HERE! SWIZZY AND PIXY!
ABSOLUTE CINEMA!
Whatever happened in game number one, doesn't matter.
Simba Deal takes down visuals!
Oh my, that was big!
But no, the end gap's set up!
They clutch up and take the game back!
Two of them already down.
The one after the other, though, but two.
But you know, every time that these guys are on screen,
you can expect the heart of Germany to follow with it.
And they're ready to take more than just that, keeping praise, first he lives, that one's easy, second one, that's a breath, another, determination game.
What are we witnessing from above? They made it look easy.
Whatever comes that way, I just find it three more matches to be played out.
Arius eventually takes him down, they can muzz by himself, and he's about to face that same fate.
Shadow goes up, high ground control is still heavily in their favor, and Poplos finished!
It's all up to whether or not Gino can actually bring this one back, but he only has a sliver of HP,
but it's still Gino returning fire and Virgo finding the Photoshop!
We try, you're welcome.
The penultimate chance for RGOs to make their way.
Shockwave, the only option to try to go up, and he wins!
He wins the fight! Welcome to Championship Sunday!
We're going to celebrate the decider!
The game carries the hybrids this last one. So many big names here.
Again, it's now or never Hydrop.
St. Zone taking down one. Marius the only one left.
They have the HP authorities. Marius and Hydrop are out.
They don't want to just take part in day two. They want to take over.
over.
That's by himself and no
fans.
Take it all.
Tomorrow, we compete for 250,000
dollars and the title
of Summit
Champion.
It's
Championship Sunday here at the
FNCF major one summit.
At the end of eight games today, we'll
be finding out who will be taking
this trophy home. Are you excited
I'm excited, Dysador!
CHEERING
Dysador, you've been such an incredible crowd all this weekend.
I felt like maybe you deserved a treat.
Would you like to meet my friend, baby?
Yeah? No?
Doesn't get to be a bit shy, so I need to test you,
because if you don't make enough noise, I can't introduce you to him.
Dysador, would you just do one test first?
Would you like to meet my friend?
OK, look, you definitely do better.
So here we go, guys.
Please welcome my friend, Dutton.
Oh!
CHEERING
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
I'll feel so much love.
Shalala la la la la la la!
Oh, good start, Stan!
Shalala la la la la la!
Oh, good start, Stan!
Let's go!
Are you happy?
Yeah!
Okay, let's go, Stan!
This is our home tour!
This is our ground and we share it with the Brazilians, with the Americans, with all the Europeans and today also obviously with all the castes from all across the world.
Frankly, the Kasa team from Epic Games, everyone make some noise for them!
Thank you, thank you Amar. What's it like having an event here at LAN in Germany?
I have to say this is speechless this makes me more than proud this is
something I've dreamed for for the last 10 years
make some noise guys!
Today we're going to crown a new champion duo.
But are we going to be crowning a German duo because you've got so many
incredible players here, Amar. We've got Fadil and Drew.
Make some noise for Fadil! We've got Kredz and Martin!
Kredz and Fadil! We've got Chap and Flixty!
Chap and Flixty! We've got Keduo, he's playing with Barretz.
K-Doo! Thanks, Amar. I nearly forgot. Oh my goodness, how could I forget?
We've got Noah Reisberg!
Noah Reisberg!
A new pack, so many fans joining you to walk to the arena today.
Yes, it was awesome. I lost my voice over there.
And it makes me more than proud to be here, to stay on the stage with you.
This is amazing. This is phenomenal. I'm so thankful.
Epic Games, Fortnite, Blast, everyone here.
Thank you very much for having me here.
And also, bro, I want to see all the co-casters, yeah?
If it's Fax, RC, Leo, Nico, everyone.
Thank you very much to make these events even more amazing.
Honestly, it's just a dream.
It is just a dream. It's so amazing to share the stage with you.
And Mar taught me a phrase a few days ago.
Michael!
Fortnite, fam!
Welcome to Championship Sunday.
This is the FNCS Summit.
We've had an upper bracket for the top 25 duos.
Won their way here.
They watch things play out in the lower bracket,
where 25 duos were waiting from the second chance qualifier.
the top 25 moved on to today.
And now 50 duals will leave their heart and their soul on this stage and
battle for a brand new title, FNCS Summit Champions.
Welcome in Fortnite Bam.
Today it's about to be a movie.
My name's Seek, joining me here on the desk.
We've got David, we've got any minor friends?
Where's Lehyde?
I'm so excited. Our timeline
over the past month has been
an absolute treat. We just
ended major one finals not too
long ago. We're already here in
Düsseldorf and somehow some way
I blink and I might have missed
it. We are already through
Friday. We are already through
Saturday. We are on championship
Sunday. Ready to go ahead and
crown a duo. I'm feeling good
many may I'm so so high
So high grand finals is here.
We've got eight games of competition today as well.
And these days, they never disappoint
because at the end of the day,
one duo will be lifting that prestigious trophy.
These days are always my favorite
and they always go by so quickly.
So enjoy every second.
Of course, so much on the line here for these duos
after eight games.
I mean, look, we gotta turn attention to that prize pool.
Obviously, we added the additional day to the summit,
which meant more prize money would come on in as well.
$250,000 to the deal coming out in first place.
Man, that is life changing money, babe.
As you can see there, 50th place,
just by kind of making it to the upper bracket
and the lower bracket, they did secure themselves
a couple of more extra thousands of dollars there.
But those extra thousands of dollars mean nothing
if any of these duos walk away without this trophy, Mini.
Yeah, that's what they've all got their eyes on.
It's right in the center of the stage.
the game. It's a beautiful
trophy. It's a beautiful
trophy. It's egg listening
under all of those lights and
every single one of those
players in those booths there
will have their eyes on that
to lift it at the end of the
day. It's probably my favorite
trophy that we've done for one
of these events as well. It
glistens. It shines and even
that cram comes off as well. We
saw Zeke doing that at the
beginning of the weekend. It's
a beautiful trophy and forget
about prize money to have that
on your mental fees. What an
award. And guys, of course,
a trophy. We're battling to secure an early seat on that battle bus. Oh my gosh. So many
different regions here represented from all different walks of life from all around the
world. We've got a breakdown here lined up. Let's take a look. Obviously you coming in
hot right now. But it's OK. Right. We we got this. Please. We've got this. I mean no surprise
right. We know that Europe and a lot more opportunities just in terms of their pure size.
I really do like this break them because, you know, Europe and NA central kind of get their fair share of the finals lobby here.
But remember, everybody was kind of questioning all of the smaller regions because they did have to go through that gallant of the upper and lower bracket.
Would they be able to perform? And as you can see by the representation there, three teams across the board there with NA West picking up two teams as well.
We've got a fair share of international competition here this weekend.
Yeah, we've seen some really great performances in some of these smaller regions as well.
you know, some of these
especially with the wind
format as well. That was
amazing to watch. And of
course, in terms of
historically, we've seen
some great performances
across the course of FNCS
as well. These are the best
placements from some of our
smaller region teams. The
after team and Keto's in
Brazil fifth place. I think
that was the 2022 global
championships. I was the
invitation, I should say.
Really great performance
of those guys. It just shows
that these smaller regions,
they can come out to play here.
Yeah, I mean, historically
speaking, Brazil as it's
the kind of the smaller region that has shown up when it matters, but it kind of
worries me because since 2022 the smaller regions have only gotten into the
top 15. What was that like five times? They've had years to kind of do it and
this weekend it matters so much more. So I feel like the pressure is going to be
on. It is man. Look, I want to get right into it. I want to start talking about
these duels. We have to set the stage here. We got to start with Shark and
right over the last this last weekend. We've seen them kind of find themselves in a situation where we might be a contested lights were bright over at wonky land and not only that shark and TV have to go ahead and hope and pray that clicks and eggs were not going to make it to finals here today.
They also had to open pray that phaser and King were also not going to make it here today. Somehow some way both of those doors were not going to be seen here on Sunday.
here on Sunday, but Sharko
Tina, as soon as I kind of saw
that happen, saw that pan out,
I could imagine they were party
and they were so happy. Yeah,
gonna be really happy with an
uncone wonky land. The storyline
in EU so far has just sort of
been that they've been conned
all the time. Huttie and fishy
X has sort of caused them all
sorts of problems. They did, of
course, qualify through here to
this this this summit, of course
that they didn't. But I had word
from facts earlier on. I don't
even even have the same as they
could be surprised and tested.
So again, I was really excited
I mean, it's really excited
about the G. I was like, yeah,
shark and see me finally
unconsested. Bonkyland. Let's
see what they can finally do
on the global stage. Huge
opportunity for shark to show
what you can do in this
situation as well. Could it
now will start crumbling the
good news, though, is that they
have performed when they are
contested as well. So lots of
question marks now over this
year. Yeah, exactly. I was just
going to go ahead and mention
that. I mean, you know, in the
upper bracket, they did fairly
well up against clicks and
Higgs when they were
contested over there, so I
want to be too worried. I really
really do hope that they are
going to be on because that's
that because when they did
It was a fifth, a sixth, and an 11th placement in terms of how well they did in terms of games
and the upper bracket.
So whatever they do, make it all small, they make it to the end game.
They do very well.
Okay.
We'll have to see.
I don't like hearing that.
I mean, I don't like hearing that.
I mean, I'd be surprised, contested, but let's keep doing the competition going.
We got to talk about Sky and Skrull.
I mean, these guys are so incredibly consistent in the EU, and now here we are in an international
competition.
Absolutely.
the way that they are. What
they're doing is they're
literally I mean sky and
scroll. I feel like there is a
lot of eyes on this do it,
Duo. Obviously they won EU
major one final so
dominantly that it feels like
the snowball effect coming
into the summit. It must be
carrying over with them. But
I'm hearing many right like
then. Oh, we've talked him
about. He's like, Dude, I
just don't like the fact that
this duo they seem to be just
doing the same exact game
the team. They've been trying
to get the players to the
outside of that drop spot. One
of them stays inside the POI and
tries to sort of get some of
that loot inside of Battlewood.
And I think what they've been
doing now since the course of
this weekend, they've actually
been trying a few different
strategies to try and combat
that potential work play. Ben
that we've sort of seen him do
and try and do over this
weekend as well. They're
actually both left the POI
tried to find tags together,
not just worry too much about
that sort of reform getting
they do have the potential to sort of counter that strap that Venom might try and do this week.
Yeah, I feel like a lot of people's eager kind of looking towards Sky and scroll and feeling like
Urban Venom are the duo that kind of stopped them from kind of climbing into the top. So I have to
kind of keep a very, very close eye on how Sky and scroll have prepared for that aggressive
playstyle of Urban Venom. Man, from one go to another Venom, obviously here competing alongside
and Beno is the perfect candidate for that.
We've seen their performances this weekend.
And I'm really intrigued about Beno,
because he always seems to have something under wraps.
He never quite know what he's going to do
when it comes to the grand finals day.
And we saw it in their upper bracket games.
We saw them trying to lurk around.
They lurked around the sort of teams down towards the south side.
And we can have a look at some of these clips right now.
They're sort of going down towards that south side.
We're speaking about it to him on the Telstra.
This is something that they can do.
They have the ability to do, doesn't always work out for them vivid,
but it seems like a strap that they were cooking.
Maybe they'll do something different today.
Yeah, obviously, Venom learned early on in his first kind
of attempt to lurk and pressure some of these
those here at the land.
And it might be a little bit harder than it was
over on the NAAC region, but they continue to do this, right?
This is what they're comfortable with.
This is what they feel the most confident in doing.
Also, it's really, really cool because these strategies
where they like to lurk on a lot of teams,
it's actually revolves around staying in the storm
a lot of the times.
And the reason they can do that so easily is because they know
They know exactly where all of the vending machines are around the map so they obviously can go over to these pick up all of those heels
And then cool little things like this
I mean jumping into the mist using the overdrive plus the vent that's on top of the building to go ahead and make sure that you can find
Your way towards the fight that you want to be taking the little strats man. They're so cool
Yeah, they're sort of conditioning that south side of the map
They're even going towards the west side as well
We saw it going over towards Thomas HD and focus these sneak plays so so valuable
They're really really great for them right now and they were able to find some of the success of doing that
The big question mark now though is whether they're gonna do it up towards sky and spoil in the north exactly right all these
Examples that me and many kind of found for you guys sky and scroll were not featured at all
Yeah, but we got an opportunity to go ahead and talk to sky about then he was like listen
And we felt good about how we played in the upper bracket, but it was kind of weird because it's like
Urban Venom didn't do what they said they were gonna do right. They said they were gonna push us and they didn't do it
I'm not going to say that I'm
going to be a very very
than no as he's not going to
show you everything that he
wants to do, of course, in the
up record, he's going to save
it for the final. So I'm kind
of guessing dig that we're
going to be seeing current
Venom push towards the way of
sky and troll like what once
maybe twice over the course of
the eight games. Obviously
they're not going to do it
every single time. Yes, the
sort of vendor thing maybe to
not do it in game one to try
and throw them off, but I'm
sure skyscroller thinking
right. We're going to have to
pull out that strap. Maybe we
both leave the P O I and try
and rotate up. So I feel like
it's such a better thing. They
I like it. Well, maybe Franky can ask Ben of this question because they're standing by right now. Thank you so much guys. I have to ask that are a different question if that's okay. I hope you don't mind everyone on the desk. But then we're hearing you might be contested. Can you fill me in please?
Yeah, I might be contested by the team that landed on lower brackets. I don't really know what's going to happen, but I'm trying my best.
that's something that makes you nervous, knowing that the game plan has to change on the day
of the finals.
The day, more like 15 minutes before.
15 minutes before, but you were so experienced, okay?
You have wins in multiple regions, second obviously at the Invitational in 2022.
You're one step away from being the go if you win this, but you have that experience.
So now what do you do with that 15 minutes?
Try mentally getting to it.
It's more a mental thing than actually being able to do any prep.
Mentally prepare, visualise it.
And...
When the odds are against me, I rise above.
And we know you do.
How would you prepare Kerr for a situation like this?
Cos it seems to me like he's taking to land like a Dr. Water.
He's cool and he's calm right now.
He's definitely taken to it well.
I'm not sure how her and this late news will affect him, but...
The odds are in our favour.
And all he needs to do is listen to you.
So will you go there?
Oh, he's got to do.
What would it mean to you to win today in this sort of?
I mean, everything. I'd be complaining about my career.
Nothing left to fight for.
You'd have everything to fight for.
You're going to fight for it today as well.
Thank you so much, Venom. Good luck today.
Let's head back to the desk.
You know, that's a very familiar Venom.
That's a very locked in.
I know what I'm here to do today.
That's a, you know what, invitation to the last game.
Why don't we take a risk here, Venom?
I like to see that obviously the dual are ready curve player on the rise. I see I like seeing been unlocked in
I kind of wonder where curves that I got to say it's so funny because when we talk about a an event like this
We talk about the month long preparation that kind of leads into an event like this
But realistically whenever we talk to these players sometimes it sounds like it just boils down to the literal last
15 minutes to go ahead and finally prepare you right because that's
that's when all the pressure
starts to hit. And also that's
when some of the big changes
start coming in. We spoke
about it with shark and
you're on. They probably work
this morning. Yeah, could
test it won't get out of
thinking looking good. Then
team comes in, maybe
potentially contested them.
It's like you have to think on
your feet in this game, both
in game and outside of the
game. So these are the last
15 minutes for these teams,
especially those with
experience and we super super
nice. I believe in a right
end of leaving her. We saw
them perform well, and I'm
sure if everything goes
according to plan, Mama Papa
Kerb well over there, they're
just, yeah, they just, yeah, that's great.
Let's talk about another duel, obviously.
Can't not talk about Peterbot and Pollo
appearing here in the finals.
We have eight games ahead of us.
So what do we think, boys?
Why are these guys so feared?
And do we think they can maybe kind of instill
that fear into the lobby today?
Well, they're going to be feared for sure,
because somehow, some way, many,
they've ended up on a contest.
I mean, all of the drama kind of come down in the weekend.
Goods and Higgs are going to be landing on them.
Mr. Savage and Velo, they look good.
They kind of make it towards the finals,
that. I mean, I'm not going to
play that. No, Peter Barton
players, even the as if they're
going to be uncontested over
towards squibbley. Listen, we
know Peter Barton player why
they are so field. It's because
of those places, man. Yeah,
their run was absolutely
unreal. Wasn't it together
when they're playing in duo? They
had a solid run separately in
trios then as well. But as of
late, it just hasn't been that
level of performance. Last
local championships, not a
great performance from them.
the team. We're going to get
the team to get the team to
get the team to get the team
to get the team to get it done.
This is people. What we're
talking about. So I think
there's a lot of question marks
weirdly enough about this
duo going into today, because
it's like what version of
Peter bottom? What are we
going to get? Are we going to
get the fear of the scare
the conditioning Peter bottom
player, the teams that run
away, or we're going to get
the Peter bottom player where
you're kind of unsure what
they're going to do when they
go into a fight. I suppose a
good news for them this weekend
and now today is that they do
have a lot of contestation
around so they will be able to
make those aggressive plays.
They'll be able to third party
Let's go ahead and talk about those performances from Peter bottom player that kind of really haven't been Peter bottom player as
Seven and major one finals even though they got seven right?
We kind of expect them to win they didn't win so we're kind of like disappointed
Seven is still very very good, but P. He still had the most damage on still had the best damage ratio
So individually speaking like both these guys are still performing very very well
Obviously that was back in major number one kind of talking about this weekend though mini
I was like, Yeah, man, we're
really good to see much. So I
went back. I looked at their
match. I was like, Wait a
minute. They had a 12 Elim
second, and I didn't even
remember it. Man, like where
does this stuff come from?
This is why you can never
count them out. It doesn't
look like they're going to be
doing good this weekend. But
the duo just has so much
potential. Like Zeke mentioned,
like you mentioned, it's just a
big question mark of what
person of the do we're going
to get. It's just so
uncharacteristic for them
because especially, you know,
you know, you're going to
have a lot of time. You know,
you're going to have a lot of
the game. They're not
really good at this, but they
are. They're not really
uncharacteristic for them
because especially us on the
desk, the whole bars around
the arena is all like people
point people point especially
going to the last couple of
global championships. They're
kind of flown under the radar
a lot, and I think that's why
they sort of ended up
unconsested. They haven't
really been talked about enough.
I suppose in these
competitions because as you can
see in individual games,
these individual moments, they
are still that piece of
I mean, I'm not sure if they're
going to be good at guess what?
Frankie said goodbye with the
deal right now. Let's hear from
them. Thank you so much, guys.
That was an interesting thought
from Mini Miner. Mini Miner was
just saying he's not sure if
people aren't contesting you
today because not because they're
scared of you, but because they've
just potentially underestimated
you Pete. Do you feel a bit
forgotten? Um, no, I definitely
don't feel forgotten. We are
uncontested for a reason today
and uh, we're going to win. So
what happens if that someone
does come and visit you at
I think we're going to have
to be prepared to be contested
either way this tournament
something will be fine. And do
you like the fact that there's
so much in fighting going on
around you've got a lot of
contested jurors surrounding
you is the plan to literally
go and spoil all of their days.
I mean, not all say too much,
but I guess we'll see. Well,
definitely see we've got eight
games to see you guys get the
job done in terms of your
Giro right now. How close do
you think you're being to being
back as the Peter bottom player
I mean, I think this tournament will prove to everyone what we already know that we're the best team in the world.
So but do you think you do have something to prove because seventh in the recent NA major one finals?
You came 15th on line at the global track championships last year, which is uncharacteristic for you Pete
Do you feel like you've been slightly humble? Did you feel like you're 100% Pete right now?
My arm is at me right now. I'm definitely in a with a certain it. Okay. Well, it's committed to camera
He's saying it these guys definitely winning the tournament Zeke
I feel like this is a very critical moment for the duo they're either gonna come out and they're gonna let's say win let's say even be the top 10 or they're gonna fall maybe they missed that top 15 gonna lose a ton of aura right this is a really critical moment for them man
Maybe they missed that top 15 gonna lose a ton of aura. Right? This is a really critical moment for them
Man, he and foil outside of the top 15. I don't even know if that's that's within the realm of possibilities
I really do like the answer though, right kind of the adversary that they were kind of facing coming into the weekend
But that made them prepared for so many different situations. I feel you just look too good to place outside of top 15
I mean, what the heck? Yeah, I mean, I think I'll play soft 15
I mean, I just like the way
that they conducted in those
in that interview right there.
It was just, you know, I think
it's very easy in this game in
these sports and sports and
things like this to let that
outside noise affect you.
They seem to be inside their
own world. They seem to be
inside their own bubble. They
still believe that they are the
best team in the world. They
have good reason to believe
that as well in terms on paper
in terms of, you know,
fragging ability. They are that
team so they can't freedom.
Okay, dude, I want to see that.
I'm done. I'm sure this crowd
will be down for the two. I
wanted to pivot here. Come back
to EU. So I feel like a duo
It's hard to kind of quantify this is it like a dark horse is an underrated they overperforming it's Armand Demish, right?
Like it's weird that there is so many duos that we kind of highlight or being talked about but then it's like hey
We don't look these guys one quote-unquote upper bracket. So like why are we not talking about them?
Man gear up if you're not sure of this duo's history
You're up and get ready to hear this because these guys kind of took the scene by storm just starting Lager
they made their first FNC as
finals and where do they place
many instantly coming right out
of the gate. Fifth place. They
followed up with a third place
the 17th and they got sixth
place at a landing. Are you
kidding me? Just a couple months
ago. Yeah, you made it to your
first FNC is finals and you
play six place then started off
major number one this year. They
did go ahead and finish seventh
place. So this duo has shown
that they are just so consistent
when it comes to these types of
lobbies that I feel like we had
to kind of talk about them as
one of the favorites to place in
the top five. Yeah, the main
storyline for these guys going
the game. I mean, I'm not
sure what the reason why I
went to EU was that they didn't
have a drop spot. Every single
time they went to different
drop spots, they just, you know,
they still did well. And I
suppose that's the that's the
narrative about these guys is
that. They switched up sports
a lot. And when you say that
about a team, so they can't find
a drop usually think, Yeah,
they've been performing bad. They
haven't been doing good, so
they're trying to find what
fits every single time they go
to different spots. They're
still doing good. They're so
it's unbelievable. It's
unbelievable. I don't know how
they do it. Even in upper
I was actually speaking to their coach Sven and interestingly enough online Darm has a lot of packet loss where he lives
His internet is not that great. So when he's playing in game, he's actually struggling to move around the map
So really interesting dynamic and really interesting expectation here because Darm no longer on packet loss
Zero thing and with the calmness that Demish must have had because I mean I'll speak to spend about it
I spent about it as well
But of course done struggling with that packet loss Demish has to keep his cool as well because imagine your teammate can't move
you know, internet issues. Yes.
Keepers cool as well. So now with
that sort of problem out of the way
on this zero ping land server.
Look how these guys could be here to
play. Darm unchained ready to strike
at this lobby and kind of say, Hey,
you guys weren't talking about me this
weekend. You made a mistake. We'll
guess what Frank is. That's right.
Standing by with them. Thank you guys.
Darm remind us what happened to your
original drop spot because we're
talking about how in the major
finals you didn't really have anywhere
to go so what happened how did you end up in that situation I mean it's literally
got deleted one week before grants and we had just to improvise just we landed
on five different spots and we managed to do top seven it's a really good
placement it's a great placement given that you had to switch things up so how
did you find the right spot for you this weekend because you run contested
right now well we tried like almost every single spot on the map and it was
the best for us was it also the best for you because people didn't want to fight
you for it? Yeah, I mean, we're pretty good. So, so there is no point to fight us. But you did come
first in the upper bracket a couple of days ago. But do you think that is because you weren't contested?
Yeah, but I think that's because we are the best. Okay, because this is the thing, right? On paper,
you guys are the best. Winning the upper bracket recently, you qualified to the Reload Elite Series
finals in first place. You came sixth at the Global Championships last year. This team has got
everything going for it. So why aren't people talking about you as the favorites?
You're just underdogs, that's all I can say. I want to hear from you as well, Darm. You had
thoughts on this? I mean, I think we're gonna prove that we are not underdogs anymore.
I think you are. Polska Goorum, let's head back to the desk.
Right, right, like, the thing is we can't even really call them underdogs. Like,
they're not underdogs. If they're winning, it's such a weird spot to be in, but I really do have
I hope that for themselves, they can't show this lobby. What is up now? Obviously coming into this weekend really important not only coming out of that major, but even being here in some of the practice game to kind of say, like, Hey, look, you know who we are. We want to have and claim a P O Y or a spot on the map.
that. I mean, you can kind of
hear it from them themselves.
They kind of feel like they are
the underdogs, but they are very,
very willing and proud to go
ahead and admit that. Hey,
listen, we're going to prove
everybody wrong. We're ready to
be considered, you know,
favorites going into the rest
of the year. I'm looking forward
to it. There's one they just need
that win. I think this is sort
of solidify their spot as not
underdogs because they're always
going to be that team was sort
of full of in the shadow of
candy and sexy being that
Polish. You know, this is the
new sort of blood coming
through the game. You know,
this is the new sort of blood coming through in Poland.
So really excited to see how they can do.
And if they can win here this weekend,
what a way to mark this one?
I love it.
OK, man.
We got to do it.
We got to let the Fortnite fam know.
You've been cooking up in the lab.
OK, you've been looking at the map.
You've been seeing some things, talking through it.
It's nothing too crazy.
But I want to go ahead and coin this conversation.
The cons and the uncons are the format
that we have here at Summit.
Because one of the biggest conversations
the weekend was how NA on NA it kind of fell when we were talking about all of the drop spots. It was like dude like oh my gosh man and he has no hope at this event and then boom all of a sudden we've got Acron and Bolts.
They were supposed to be contested by Hamzo and Josh but they've gone ahead and switched cold and rapid. They had multiple teams kind of thinking about landing on them. Tyler and Chance, Basin and Gerald.
They're not going to be landing over here anymore. Support rapper look good. Shadow and Virgo a team that was kind of peeking over towards this drop spot.
Garmin Davis FKF hero. They look like they're going to be uncut now. And then obviously we know the story of Peter bot and poya with clicks and Higgs and Savage and fellow.
So all of these kind of NA teams last second ended up being on kids. And I was kind of walking around. I've been I've been browsing socials browsing the creator setups over there.
that's going to be the last
minute of the game. We've got
a lot of different teams. We've
got a lot of different teams
over there and I feel like the
predictions in terms of like top
10 who's going to win the event
have changed dramatically. You
know, if we take a look at the
predictions, what they were
looking like three years ago.
Yeah, I feel like it's sort of
less one dimensional. We've got
so many more names. You can throw
into the half because being
uncontested, especially on this
stage is going to be so so
valuable for these teams in
this current situation. And
again, like we spoke about
earlier, having those last
minute adaptations, those
you have to play things a little bit differently. So although it seems like a clear par for them to win, it's like, yes, look at these guys. They're back in the mix. They still need to play it right. And that's where we're going to have to see them this week. Absolutely. All right. We've talked about the uncons of the event. Let's go ahead and talk about the cons of a format like this, right? Because all those teams that worked in testing those other teams have to go somewhere else, right? We talked about Yamzo and Josh potentially could test in April. So where the act did they go?
So where the act did they go?
Hari and Cammy, man.
How good did they look in the upper bracket?
But now that they're going to be contested,
I'm not entirely sure.
We still have a very similar situation or the exact same
situation that we kind of expected over at Sandy.
I'm sure Kanada and Victor B.
I was going to say they probably don't feel too good about that,
but I feel like they've played so well in the upper bracket,
maybe they are happy about it.
Yeah, they could be more than happy about that.
They're sort of used to being this off-spawn situation.
They're definitely more than comfortable being contested.
And even down towards the south side as well,
the key of Karama against fans from QNDX,
I'm not sure that's going to
keep going like that throughout
the entire eight games. We
saw it here and from a landing
up towards that south side of
Frigid. I think if things don't
go so well for them down there
against Phantom Q and the X, I
think they might go back up. So
go back to that. Unconscious in
map shadow burgo. They might
have that surprise contestation
as well. Like good plans of the
favor of Phantom Q and the X as
well, especially if come Venno
start lurking around in that
south side. You never know
what's going to happen. This
guy's always trying to stir the
I'm excited. I'm excited. If
it's that time, we got to start
bringing the players in having
them board up on that battle.
So Frankie, what are you? Thank
you, Zeke. There are just eight
games remaining before we find
out who will be lifting the
trophy in the center of the
stage. The first ever FNCS
Major Summit champions.
Everyone wants to see the
FNCS Major Summit champions.
Everyone wants it to be them.
The player lounge is full of nervous players.
They're starting to make their way down
and queue up to meet their fate on the stage behind me.
In the end, there can be only one team
that tops the summit.
So, Diffidor, please give the players your everything!
Make some noise!
You can go big or you can grab! We all got that big gun now the Pooh gun is ready to take on the world!
It's Karate and Daemon! You might have counted them out, but look at them now! Oh see! This is your chance!
They rose from the depths and now they are the better at aiding the surface as champions.
The elite duo we also had jobs they dominated the second champ and dated the Lord.
It's the hour never boys.
Have you already won a game on the big stage?
Cripp, dance, why?
Know exactly what it takes to come out on top.
It's the NFS champs, pick the B-H-A-T-A-M-O-N-A!
Triple-assisted, J-1, both in a problem.
Now we're in fact with everything on the line.
The Bull is back and the man's theme is,
Nobody is safe with these two in the lobby, they want to win it all.
What a view, finest, yet the man, Panter,
can make the test of the book and easy.
With everybody on the line today, can they make history?
Coming through from the upper bracket,
resigns and take a way to put OCE on the map.
They have the crowd in the middle of the game! It's time to end!
Let's see what they've got! They have to make it count!
Now, I've got a bit of advice for all of you watching in Dusseldorf.
Never keep a lady waiting, but you know what? It's going to be worth the wait.
because I'm standing by Tinker and Resign's booth.
I'm just waiting for them to join me on stage.
Come on, boys.
I thought we'd made arrangements to meet.
Come, Tinker, Resign.
Congratulations on making it to Championship Sunday.
Neither of you are placed inside a top 20 before on LAN.
How do you feel about your chances today?
Well, we're contested off-spawn.
If we win our off-spawns, I think we could do really well today.
So how much have you been practicing those offspawns?
Oh, every single day, like, we're fighting, we're super locked in.
Like, this is an easy 80.
An easy 80?
Oh, my goodness, there must be so many Australian fans
watching you at home saying, yeah, we're Aussie,
and we're going to do this.
Do you have any messages for your friends,
your family, people watching around the world?
Just thank you for supporting me, and I'll do proud, I guess.
I think you will. I think you already have, boys.
Please take your seats get ready because we've got a head over to Levent UK with Victor V and canada
Thank you very much Frankie
Vic I mean day one you came in you told me you were feeling confident you were feeling good
You had a different swagger about you. Are you feeling that again here today?
Obviously, I'm feeling more today, especially I know me and canada. We've been practicing this whole week
And I've got some strats took up problem warming up in the practice room already
I mean the problem with me is that I get things done, you know what I'm saying?
So when even if I'm triple con, if I'm getting grief, I'm gonna make the best out of the situation
and try to do my best to win.
Are you walking away with a trophy today though?
That's the question.
We're gonna have to find out sooner or later.
I believe in you.
I believe in you Vic.
I swear to you, I believe in you.
I believe in you.
I spoke to your dad and he said, even he was surprised by the confidence you had as far as, you know, you've been able to pick up yourself today.
What do you have to say to the fans, everybody that wants to see you have, you know, a big performance today?
Just wait, you know, if you wanted to see that, you've come to the right place.
Short but sweet, short but sweet. Back to you, Frankie.
Thank you so much, guys. Representing Argentina, we have Lua Andromero and Lua, what an incredible performance here at your first LAN.
You're making it look easy, is it?
Yeah, I think.
Like, we play not that good, but one game, just enough.
I mean, you played so well, though.
You're uncontested today.
Chap and Flixie, they don't want to go up against you.
I don't know why. Maybe they lose.
Oh, maybe they lose. Maybe they learn from experience.
And Romero, thank you so much for joining us here in Düsseldorf.
I hope you're having a great time,
and I hope you could tell your friends at home
watching everyone supporting you. How are you feeling about today?
Thank you very much for being here.
If you have a message for your fans here at the stadium and also in the stadium.
Well, more than anything, thank you to everyone who came here.
There are people who came to bank with us, so that's it.
People from Gorillón, D.D., everything that is being carried out in the stream,
that is not being banked and nothing.
I want to say that we came prepared and that we are going to fight.
First, to all the fans here in the arena, thank you, it means so much to have your support,
to Gorillon Divi over there in the co-streamer area, also it just means a lot to have them
cheering and just super, super thankful for all the fans supporting us.
Well, thank you so much guys, good luck today, let's bring on the next teams.
They say the pack can determine your future, but today, come to safety and focus with control
They're all faking towards champions.
Gratting EU is great channel though.
We'll talk to seven of the many fake ones.
These guys are looking primed up.
They have to make it count.
Total underdogs, but their bar matches there by
Lidia man, Jace.
Let's see how far you go.
What a VHS fest, it's LB Varchant Vaughn.
Today they look to make history
and win it all for their region.
Against all odds, they still made it back.
It's mini-bio and boo-boo!
Scrap people, I calculated it's time to take over.
A new day, it's a quarter-and-boss.
A twisted mind paired with a young star.
These guys are looking to shine bright
at the end of the day.
The heart of Spain is for starters and scary to die here in Germany.
Get them a performance to remember.
It's not his game, set up!
Winning a game to qualify to Sunday must feel good.
Time to repeat that here on the big stage.
A duel built in the final hour, but Kino and Waringson are already proven.
They're capable of overcoming any obstacles.
No practice, no problem!
Swingy picks will always find a way to show exactly why they're at the top.
Kedoro and Warrick are making their way over to me now.
It's a long walk past the fans here in Germany, where it's representing France.
He's got the Gentlemates fans.
I hope they'll take him under their wing this weekend.
And of course, Kuduo, he's representing himself and he's representing Germany today.
This is the thing about Kuduo. Kuduo wasn't even meant to be playing, he was a back-up player.
He found himself drafted in at the last moment and now we get to talk to him.
Kuduo, what was your reaction to being asked to play in your home country at the last minute?
I mean, I was just happy. To be fair, I was playing a different game.
It's been very steamy to play it. I was like, yeah, I had to close a different game and I just started playing with it.
Why did you want to choose Kadoo?
Well, I choose him. Like, I think it's really good. Like, I've got the IGL, like, he can do good things, actually.
And, uh, I mean, for real, like, actually.
This is interesting because you don't even like IGLing that much. I call you the reluctant IGL, but you're so good at it.
I mean, you just got to do what you got to do. I don't like it, but I have to.
you make it look easy and I can't let you go without asking about this. What is this?
I can take in the English? Of course, bien sûr.
Bon les gars, je suis là pour gagner, vous savez tous les frères.
Faites-moi un maximum de bruit les frères, s'il vous plaît les gars, allez hein.
Come on guys, we're gonna get the win. That's how I can sum it up in English for you guys watching at home.
Let's head over to Levan. Thank you very much Frankie. I'm here with Acorn and Bolts.
Acorn, I'm not gonna lie, every time we have seen you so fight this event, you just look so cool, calm and collected.
What do you know that we don't, man? Today's a big day.
I'm ready. That's all you gotta know.
I mean, Bolts, you told me on day one, Acorn is the best IGL.
And from the way you play, it's clearly believed that.
What do you have to do today? It's so different than you are.
One of the best frags is to put the best frag out.
I just gotta play off Acorn and hit my shots.
Acorn, fourth place, A1.
It feels like when people predict you guys in tournaments, they put a cap on you.
You don't see too many people saying Acorn and both are going to come out and win things.
How are you going to prove them wrong, and how do you look to take the picture today?
You know, we're going to play our game.
We're going to work to our strengths.
We're going to make it happen.
Good luck to their boys, sending their backs to Frankie.
Hello, hello, Dr. Nutschent, I'm here.
The good and dark, I found the German friends!
We had to talk to you guys, because Fringe and Volko,
the fact that you're here in the arbor bracket,
it must be so exciting.
Yeah.
It's your first LAN?
Yes, my first LAN.
I'm really excited, and the crowd is amazing.
I mean, it's a lot of Germans, you know, it's home soil,
so I'm having a lot of fun.
And I think you're going to have a lot of fun today,
I think we are all contested. Does that mean the end game is a guarantee?
I think our game plan is really good. I think we will make seven or eight games today.
So I'm pretty confident in our game plan and we're working on our end games as well.
So I think it's going to be good.
And Volker, is there anything you'd like to say to this crowd?
I don't know. I don't know if it's in German.
Thank you very much. All German players are here.
Thank you very much.
I'm going to show you guys, I'm going to take two cities guys, because we're going to bring one more two roads.
They've already shown they want to win it all, and with the way Tiggs and Ganigusha play, they might just make it.
From Brazil, they lose the KBR through the fire and flames after this weekend, they could only flaunt true king.
A total dark horse of the lobby, Minardi and Dark Goose are paving their own way to the
trophy.
The NHS battle and crew!
Two major twins are not enough because guys is unforgivable to dominate the global stage.
to dominate the global stage.
Welcome back, Rainy and Dalu!
Today's forecast is sunny and bright.
Let's see what you've got.
Sometimes all you need is a chance.
And Tyler, you can never count these guys out
because that's when they become dangerous.
There's predictions and then there's guarantees
and one thing for sure,
Dadu and Pergo are ready to take the crown!
Get them, get them, get them!
If you hear my hand, you're not on!
They have the entire arena on their side!
They have to win it all!
I'm over here with Tiz and Anika.
For me, you are the revelation of this entire event.
How did it feel to play on zero team yesterday?
It was a good game. We played good and I'm happy.
You played more than good. Second inconsistency, constantly going for that high ground.
Did you expect to take to this so easily?
I mean, we didn't thought it would be easy, but going to zero team really showed us what we are capable of.
We were just flying out there doing everything we want in the way we wanted
and that gave us the confidence we needed for today.
The thing is though, you were uncontested yesterday,
but now you're going to be contested by reason and Noah.
It's going to be a lot harder to get off-spawn
and play the game you want.
Are you prepared for a fight?
Of course we are. We practiced it a lot.
Not going to lie, there's a lot of pressure playing out
up here in the big stage, but the thing is,
we love playing out the pressure,
and the crowd here makes it even better.
So you guys remember Fortnite is a game,
and today it's game time.
It is game time, and you know who wrote this game time?
time for ages and ritual. Yes indeed they are ready for game time. Richie we have to talk about
a day one because it didn't know how people were expecting it to go for you guys. What went wrong
on that day that has to go back to me. I just think our off-spawn was a little messy you know
we washed it back, kicked it in lowers and now we're here today. I mean you did really good
been lower as ages. You guys talked about how yesterday it felt like you could play your game
and it just felt completely different. What about them? They just really made it feel that way
and how are you going to make sure you had that same feeling today?
Yeah, I think we were just trying to get back in the flow of playing again with the contested
and me not feeling the best on the first day. It kind of passed with us a bit so I doubt we're
back to play it and how we normally do. Richie, you guys know better than anyone on this stage
what it takes to compete for championships, what about you two together is the difference maker
that will help you lift that trophy? I just think our chemistry is very good
and our vibes are always at the top and that's all you need to win.
Hey, simply thank you Frankie. Thank you so much guys, I had to grab a new french duo to land,
we've got Darkos and Minori. Darkos, do you feel like you had to play things safe to qualify for
today we're gonna do our best and we're gonna try to qualify but what you did
was good enough to make it here what's the plan today we're gonna play our
game plan like we play usually and try our best you're gonna try your best do
you think you need to be more aggressive fight more to make it to the top
I don't think so.
We just have to play with our game, and that's it.
Are you with Jory Glam?
Is it fun here?
Yes.
Of course.
Yeah, absolutely.
It's fun.
We're having the best time, and you know what?
We need some more duos to join the party.
Wheel Day rides to the top for Champions' View on Summit!
Reprigette, Cole, and Mavin!
These guys continue to prove everyone wrong.
Destiny just might be on their side.
Proud to win any race, the Italian Daliant,
but Lucian Zegi are charging straight to the first place.
That's our three and two firsts!
They battle through a contested fight once.
without everything on the line.
Can they do it again?
Everyone counted the mouse,
but they forced their way in.
It's Oceana's,
I was dead reckless.
Eater's number two team.
She's up and wild, bro.
With the almost balls on the line today,
they don't look to slow down anytime soon.
Ripping with confidence.
Graves at Kingland.
Your future looks bright after yesterday's win in game three.
They showed up to play.
It's in the end.
No save.
Top four yesterday earned their spot in finals.
Today, they can earn a legacy with the win.
Bulls in the head for doing the act and banter.
Bios is here and now it's time to truly show off.
2, 2 of the hometown heroes are here to play their play out.
Q and Jax and Phantom are on their way to meet me at their booth.
And this is the duo who are literally running to meet me.
Phantom, it's okay, you can serve your energy because let's face it, you need it for the win today, right?
I do need the energy. I mean, the crowd's amazing. I think we're going to win at least two games today.
So let's hope it works.
This is your first LAN. What gives you so much confidence?
I mean, I've been playing this game for nine years now. I've competed for that long.
It's the first time I can show the world how good I am at my show today.
I can't wait to see it. I've got to talk to your teammate. QNDX, this is not your first LAN.
We first met a few years ago. But how does this LAN compare?
I think they're both really, really good. So much exciting to compete in front of all of the fans. Let's go!
Do you feel like you're a stronger player than when we saw you in 2023?
Definitely. Way better. We are not ready for this performance.
I'm so ready to see the Middle East team standing up this time round, but we've got a head back to North America.
We've re-encoupled.
Thank you, Frankie. I'm standing here with re-encoupled.
We have seen a lot of back and forth between you and ages about your Osborn situation today.
Is it fair to say it's got a personal view?
Now we've got that far, yeah, but we're definitely on the verge.
But I think for now, we've talked about, you know,
I think things have calmed down a little bit.
I think we're thinking with our heads clear.
So I think we're both going to do our best and see how we do those.
And maybe depending on how the first game goes, things might change.
But for now, I think things are good.
Sounds like you're ready.
If things ain't going to plan to, uh,
heat up the offspore a bit more.
Maybe, maybe.
Cooper, again, you know what it feels like to lift up a trophy
on a stage like this one.
Coming into this day,
Do you feel similar to how you felt back in 2023 when you lifted the trophy with Mira?
Honestly, a little bit. You know, I'm going to this tournament with no expectations, no pressure.
It's out here to have fun, you know, game contests, it's a lot of different games.
But, you know, I'm looking forward to it.
Good luck, boys, off-spawn. I really need to hear from the Dillon judo, Frankie.
The crowd was going crazy for them.
They are! Dizzledo say hello to the future!
You really gave up on this game, things were not going your way, but now here you are,
on land, in challenges Sunday, with a crowd chanting your name, what does this moment
mean to you?
I can't describe it in one word, it's amazing to me, thank you to all the Germans who are
here to support us, we are the best, thank you.
And do you think that what you've experienced with the left and for others to never give up on their dreams?
Yeah, that's what I've been told. Like, don't give up on your dreams.
You can make it like, I was no one, I'm playing with the deal on the main stage.
I mean, life is amazing.
Life must be amazing when you're playing with this man.
The deal, what would you like to state to him?
He's definitely best as people, he's got the best of the world, he's got the best of the world.
You're not so aware, aren't you? How unbelievable is it to know that so many people want the best for you and they want you to live that trophy?
I don't know, I'm about to try it. I can't believe this. I can't believe it. I don't know.
Take a moment.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for what you're doing.
There it is. You know you have the clouds on your side. And right now, let's meet our final duos.
The sky's the limit and it grows over and over.
One direction since the year started.
Give it up for us to quail the hand pump of 8 FNCF championships combined.
This is a dangerous new home you can't tell now.
They say the best for last, but today, Hoppy and Obinus start looking up pop pop from the start.
Let's get it.
Press your first punch for next diamond, and if a pissing ghost, they look to shine bright
today.
Middle East Peppin CS champions, they rose to the challenge of walling in day one.
I can say that Hero Finals is yours to crush!
The Predator! Remember!
Why you?
They've always dominated Corporal Red once,
and they look to take over this one as well!
They overcame the pressure for their scene at today's competition!
Golden and Oto, show us what you've got!
Feel the breeze! It's cold and rapid!
When you get gaming up for practice today, it's so easy!
For the lobby to stack, can they do it again?
The final stretch is about to begin,
and Skyjump and Bonzi, they're ready to bring the trophy back home!
The crowd is about to attack!
It's not going to be easy for them to compute at the energy to win it all!
The numbers are saying that this is yours to take, it's yours to lose right now because
you're the favourites in this competition, do you feel like it's your time?
Hopefully, we practice the whole week and I think it's going to be a great time.
Then I was saying in an interview earlier this week that no one seems to have tried
to counter you in Europe online. Do you feel like that could change today?
Yeah, I mean we prepared quite in-brand so with no one doing it we're going to be even
more prepared for it today.
So that means that we haven't seen everything from you yet?
Not at all.
Well we've got eight games to see it, let's head to eleven.
Thank you very much Frankie, I'm here with Rapid and Cole. You guys have quickly emerged
just favorites coming out of their name.
Rapids, I was talking to you backstage
and I could see you talking to Pete.
It sounded like he was trying to get in your head
a little bit, trying to rattle you, throw you off the game.
How do you stay cool, calm and collected?
Michael, I just ignore him.
Nothing you can say can get to you?
No.
Cold, earlier this year when you were rapping first formed,
it wasn't instant, you know, great results.
I remember him saying he didn't feel
like the chemistry was quite there yet.
Here on the stage today is your chemistry where it needs to be to lift that trophy.
400%, that's how we're going to last this cup and we're going to win this one right here.
Every time you step on the stage, everybody's expecting a legendary call performance.
How are you feeling going into the competition?
Do you feel like anybody on the stage can mess with you at all?
Nah, nobody can mess with me, I hope you don't know that.
Hey, we're never called speech, you gotta listen.
But I want to hear from the fan framers, Frankie, take over.
Thank you so much, Levin. Reason.
What was your reaction when you qualified through the upper bracket for today?
In our opinion, it was pretty expected.
We wanted to qualify. We knew we had the preparation for it.
We were putting in the work and we just wanted to do it for the film stage.
Are you prepared to be contested today, though?
Yeah, we are really practised a lot.
But it is what it is. We'll do what we can.
And I know that the crowd are going to be on your side.
Noah, what's it like to have these guys in your corner?
Thank you so much.
Can you teach us again?
There is a...
It builds fitting that we leave the last words with you.
All around this arena, people have been chanting your name,
playing your map, wearing your t-shirts and getting so excited for you.
But what do you want to say to them?
You know what I'm going to say to them, German.
I thank all of you, you are the best, no matter who you are, you are the support.
I love you all, I love you all, but I want to say a special shout out to you all,
to the best of you, especially Savage, to the Savage community,
I'm really doing this all for him.
I have my viewers at home and here, I love you all, I love you all, I love you all.
That's the blood, guys.
Please, come on down, as we head back to the desk, give it up for no reason!
Oh man, it is going to be it's saved.
I am so hype vivid.
I am so hype so many teams coming out here and I love to that we kind of get to see a
little bit of the personality right as they sort of come out through these days.
Unfortunately camera missed it.
My favorite one as Pete kind of comes down up in the steps and starts rubbing his hands
together.
I'm excited. I'm excited. I mean, there is no question who Pete's the biggest fan in the stadium. And look at that. I see you back swinging that shirt once again. But it's cool to hear from all of the players. I think my favorite response there had to be rapids, right?
11 kind of sir in the part of the bear at least trying to a man. Hey, he's trying to get your
head. You know, he's like, dude, I just don't even listen. Like, was he talking to me? I
don't know. Yeah. Same with green Cooper as well. After about the old sport, how things
going to go. Is it personal? They're putting all that aside. They're thinking, right, okay,
this is the current situation. We're contested. If things don't go well, we'll go to plan
B. We'll go to plan C. They're not letting all that outside noise affect them, which
is very easy to do on a big stage like this. Yeah. I mean, I even think back to like the
to deal part right we got to talk with him and him getting emotional hearing the fans
kind of crazy you know now more than ever with eight games right so we're kind of used
to the more traditional six we now have eight games we have to try and do this all in one
go and like you said you've got this crowd we now have a ton of expectations we have
a bunch of pressure we have a stacked lobby how do we focus through that it's really
really hard. It is just super super hard. Embrace single player is going to have their own form
of kind of reset right something they kind of resort back to a thought maybe some sort of
breathing technique. I know a couple more players were very very persistent on the idea like hey
listen man I need gum I need to be chewing gum and I'm going on the stage. And all those little
things it's going to be different for every single one of these players. Persuami always talks
about the importance of experience because if it happened up on a stage like this before
You know what works for you. Yeah, and I suppose coming into this right everything is new for these players a lot of players will have the first time experience
It's a different environment to what you used to you're a different this you're in front of a massive crowd
You're on a stage you got lights you got cameras all that stuff is brand new
You're not used to that but as soon as they sit in that seat and their eyes lock in that monitor
It's back to normal. It's just for that
It's not to try and lock into that and try and drown out everything else
I've never been on a stage like that vivid you've had the pleasure of doing it
It must be really, really difficult to do that, but they have to do it.
Just go back to what you know, stick to the plans, and don't let anything else affect you.
Yeah, I had a moment not too long ago to hop on a Cypher PKStream,
and that's something we talked about, right, is when you come back to a LAN environment,
it can be difficult, right? It really can. I think from an outside looking in,
you know, you can think, well, why aren't these players performing like I watch them at home?
Well, dude, it really is that comfort zone, right? There is so many of these tiny little factors,
And it could just be one thing, right, that mouse being just a little too slow to that mouse pad.
Nothing quite long enough.
Um, guys, I would love to ask you though, obviously, as we start getting ready to board this battle boss,
let's talk about predictions.
And who do you think could walk away?
What are your top five?
I can't believe you've done this easy.
For the only limit me to five feet.
I'm sorry, brother.
I could pick like ten different duos that I think could possibly come first as we can.
It is serious and possible, but I had to make a choice.
Zik forced me.
So my top five for this weekend, who I think
is going to place where, first and foremost, it hurt.
It hurt not only to put an EU team up there
in first place, Sky and Skrull.
I think they just looked way too good in major number one.
I think the game plan that they have coming this weekend,
they talked about it.
We knew the adjustments that we had to make.
We have some back-to-plans ready.
Viko and Malibuca again, and EU team there in second place.
Here's the thing that scares me about Viko and Malibuca
is that we had this giant conversation around Vico being nervous, right?
He woke up, he was like, dude, I'm a little bit nervous.
Yeah.
He still played incredibly well day up.
If we have Vico, who was an experienced person kind of coming into an environment
like this, who was able to fully reset and still play well,
I think they have to be a shoe one for top five.
And then obviously I'm kind of frowning down my predictions with some NA teams
pulling wrap and no, they're unconsistent, way too good of a team
kind of place outside of the top five for me personally a pretty bold also best ideal in the world as he's running
Then I'm round to my list up there with bird and then a lot of people are kind of discounted
They're like the strategy is not going to work on a stage like this
I think Venom he's always got something planned
You never know what it's going to look like right and you're absolutely right
There was so many was really difficult actually to pick these top five that we came up with it
Speaking of Vico right there being nervous coming into it. We saw it on the cameras as a minute ago. What were they doing?
I'm not sure what the
teams are doing in the
tournament. I'm not sure what
the teams are doing right now.
Of course, I spoke to Vico
yesterday likes to sing a little
bit going into it. Like to calm
his nerves. Try to get on the
same way like this team. But I
want to talk about my top five.
A team that didn't feature in
yours with a shark and teeny. I
didn't I did do this before I
thought before I heard that they
might be surprised contested by
everyone. But I still think they
can still do it. They put the
prove that they can perform
to be in the top three for me.
And Acorn balls as well, of
course, Darman Demers. Very,
very similar this, I suppose you
could say in that regard because
you can't ever count how Acorn
and Acorn in that upper bracket
that he has two bad games.
Pretty unfortunate zones as well.
A lot of those zones were falling
down to that south, so it just
seemed like they got better
throughout the day and actually
dealing with those south zones.
So as an EU fan, if I put my
EU buyers down, I'm kind of
scared of Acorn balls. They
could be lifting that trophy at the end because they are just that good and acorn is just not going to leave it
Guys, I'm so high. I just heard the call the games are ready to go
Let's get ready for night ban. This is the first game of the finals Jacob. He are the best taco in 11 to K over to you
This is it the moment you guys have been waiting all weekend for
championship Sunday. One team will be crowned the best in the world for this
moment. 15 football championship spots and over a million dollars in prize money.
Yeah I mean we're making eye contact right now but Levin all of these teams
they're aiming to go straight to the top with you big fella and I mean it's
exciting to think about the fact that they've had a couple of days not to
prepare but for some of these duo's the ones coming out of that lower bracket
they are going to have a little bit less time to adjust but they still got to
make it happen. Absolutely but I think when you look at the way the games played
yesterday so much to learn. I think there's so many duals who I think coming
into the competition, I know you've even really been expecting much out of them,
but they have showed up yesterday. It's about doing it today. Yeah, now, honestly,
coming to this three day format day one, nobody gets eliminated. It kind of leaves
you thinking, where's the entertainment going to be? It was entertaining as can
be any other event we've seen so far. Day two, where 25 teams were sent home.
Heartbreaking moment, but again, it was cinema. And now we're here eight games
instead of six. And what does that do? What do you think that does to some of these players?
I mean, it's a long haul. I think the big differences we've seen so many tournaments over the years where
day one, you get the opportunity to reset, you get to watch some games back,
jump into the next day. It's a completely different matter of tournament feeling.
You only get a half-time break today, Jacob. It is not much time to play this.
Yeah, and that's one of the difficulties behind it, right? Because typically you'd anticipate
having that little bit of extra time for a few, maybe a villain's vlog, you know,
even some of the other pros willing to help assist. But now you have the question,
was it worth me actually helping out some of these other teams? Because what if they decide,
hey, my off-spawn isn't going well, but I know what makes yours better, so why not challenge it?
Yeah, and that kind of makes me wonder, you know, we've seen superstar teams take over games and begin to run away with it.
And now with two extra games, there's kind of that comeback potential. It's almost that mental
Sanima a lot of these teams and individual players are gonna be forced to really deal with at the end of the day
I gotta maybe ask you guys we saw some predictions on the desk
predictions for us here
Like there's so many amazing teams who their Osborne situation looks favorable. They look like they could make great runs
I'm gonna pick one for me to reason. I'm really good
The first ones on EU. I think people in Malibu are looking good
and sneakily looking good in a way that I think a lot of people now are starting to look and say that they won performance.
Because they were nervous, they played with so much ease, and it was so impressive.
And then on the NA side of things, techno, I'm liking Cold and Rapid, man.
Cold and Rapid, there's something about the aura about them that just inspires you.
Something about the way they've been playing through four fields also.
And when you think about a lot of the off-spawn contention that's taking place around them,
a few teams on the outskirts of the map, but they still have an easier path
inwards in comparison to those other two surrounding them. Their surge
opportunities are looking much more favorable. I'm right there with you.
Hold and wrap it 100% highlight for me and now I'm just gonna sound like a
copycat because Nico Malibuco would have been the sly underdog team that I'm
kind of looking at too for EU because so many people I think just have that
dependency on the Peterbott Boyle storyline then potentially being
un-contested now. It's quickly, it's hard to ignore shark and teeny and everything they've been able
to accomplish through the years so far but Jacob ultimately it's hard to really dictate what happens
throughout the journey of eight games and we just know that all of these duos are expecting something
different. Yeah honestly coming into this one I know you guys probably saw in Fortnite competitive
I was honestly instantly answered cold and rapid right out of the gates and now watching all the
action through the last two days it almost has me scratching my head because you mentioned Vico
Malibuca, Shark and Teenie, they made it here through a contested wonky land and now they're
going to be able to play like themselves a little bit more freedom and then you even
have acorn and bolts.
I've never seen acorn look so calm, full collected in my entire life.
Balls looking confident as well.
This one going to be hard to predict.
Yeah, I mean acorn and bolts, I think the way that you put 11 in that interview was
really set best.
Everybody seems to just cap these guys.
It's always, yeah, they're gonna be top three,
but it's going to be the third place.
Yeah, they're gonna be top five,
but it's going to be the fourth or fifth place.
It's never number one.
And all I can think about is reflecting back
to even chapter five.
So many people have always counted A4 out,
but historically speaking,
he delivers in the moments that he says that he's going to.
And what a day and time it would be
to really show the world that they are winners.
No better stage to do it than this one here.
I think the interesting conversation
when it comes to contested versus uncontested teams,
though, is as much as we know historically,
you want to be uncontested.
It gives you the best chance of success.
We've seen some of the players on the stage
have unbelievable performances while being contested.
Shark and Cini, they talk about them.
Oh, are they going to get surprised
and test it, what's going to happen there?
I think even if they are, we've seen what they can do
to some of the best players in the world
while being contested at one can.
And part of that, I think, is also just building off
of the fact that it's the time to elimination.
DuBose that are able to find those quick rags off spawn,
they're gonna be the ones that ultimately establish
their surge off grip, and then they can just
pick their movements after the fact,
and that's what we really saw out of Sharkantini in Game 1.
Sure, Game Number One didn't exactly go their favor,
but they tried to play it through a different neck.
The moment that they actually got up close and personal,
it's all gonna happen after.
Yeah, and it kind of leads me to kind of like
the next question about,
we are talking so heavy about that first place.
That's what we gained for a million dollar prize
of course, but the 15 global championship spots.
So if you find yourself in game seven,
game eight, probably out of distance for that first place,
you still have something to fight for.
Absolutely.
And I think the interesting thing about us having eight games
in for the first time is we always, in a six game format,
have this understanding of when do we start to panic?
When do we have to really turn things around?
When are the games really,
and should you run it out for us here?
At this point, you give it something to get a feel for it,
right? You might be at game four, things aren't going well. You still have four more games.
That's not a lot to have games to start to come back and get some points on the board.
And so it's a learning experience for us. It's a learning experience for these players,
but the best of the best will rise to the top as always.
And we know the margin of error when it came even just the top 25 throughout the past two days of
competition was you're realistically looking at maybe one, two loggies. That's all that's necessary
to fill that void and close the gap. But here in an eight game format, top 15, the margin of error
is that much slimmer. And we've already seen just how quickly paranoia can kind of ensue when you're suddenly realizing, hey, game one, not for me, games two and three, all of a sudden, oh, no, I'm at game four, and I'm still not all spawned.
Yeah, and this is going to be kind of one of those things like game one, you guys are talking about game two, you know, Tino and Pablo, for example, a triple contested Sandy Strip, they didn't necessarily play well in day one. They fell to the lower bracket, right?
Triple contested again at Sandy Strip, but they had the two bad games in the beginning of the tournament
And it's necessarily go there well, but they were able to pick up the pace
I think as soon as these duos these players are able to kind of play like themselves
Comfortable almost as if they're at home
That's when they're really going to find the success and that's why I look at some of our veteran teams of players that not only have been around
the ground Fortnite competitive for so long, but playing in person playing at these lands, the invitation of the global championship, even the program kind of gets you that experience that you need to play on the big stage.
Absolutely. And I mean, we always talk about what's happening on the map in the game for a lot of these players, this crowd, their energy is going to be vital to success.
They're going to need every single person
that's built in to be as loud as possible.
So just to remind our players, people,
Dysseldorf, make some noise!
All right!
I know you guys.
I know you guys want it more than that.
How are you going to let Levin be louder than all of you?
Dysseldorf, make some noise!
All right!
What's going on?
They are fired up and ready to go and honestly I see why you know they got so
many hometown heroes players coming literally straight from Germany playing
on that big stage and I've seen it throughout my many years watching
fortnight when we go to these regions in person their fandom is out of this
world I know everybody remembers the global championship and this event here
It's going to be one to remember as well.
Absolutely.
I mean, so many of these players came off the game.
It's just an unworldly experience.
Being able to compete against the best.
You look to your left, you look to your right.
You look across the stage and you see so many tough players.
Looking to do the exact same thing as you.
I spoke to some of the players who are saying that the top of the stage right makes you a trophy.
Some of them are saying you look leaveness.
I mean, if we do, it's not a long walk to go and pick it up.
You don't want to watch another duo walk past you to lift that trophy up.
You want to be the one to look everybody in their eyes as you rise that trophy
and put that crown in your head.
The first one is always so special.
And granted, we have numerous major one champions in the building,
participating in this competition here tonight.
But everybody wants that moment of pride, the ultimate celebration,
because you're not only confirming the trophy,
but you're also establishing your seat for the global championship.
Yeah, and I know we're still getting ready to go.
You see the players on the stands.
I can see a lot from the photo stream.
Just letting everybody feel that energy.
And that's why I like these in-person events.
Because everybody can go ahead and type who their favorite player is.
You can go ahead and be in those chats.
But when you're in here in person, these players hear you screaming their name.
They hear you being a part of it all.
They hear you showing your passion and giving that energy.
And this is that moment you guys have all been waiting for.
This is Championship Sunday, eight games,
a full Fortnite competitive action,
where only one team will be able to plant their flag
at the top of that summit and call themselves
one of the best teams in the world.
Let's get into the game.
and the game is going to be
over.
You've had your introduction.
These players have now had all
weekend and they're finally ready
to show us exactly how they plan
to get the party started.
So many all spots being
map but which ones are actually going to build and which ones are going to
depart in an instant we'll get to find out. We're already seeing riptides we knew
it was gonna be uncontested focus and Thomas that is going to remain true but
one we know triple contested we've seen it back to back days Sandy strip you see
that right there they mark somewhere else on that drop map already surprises
coming out with the arms on Josh.
The arms on Josh, we know just how key these guys are going to be as far as
impacting some of the top players in this level.
Reason to know that looks like they're going to swear they don't want the smoke off
board, they want to give themselves a better chance of having a good first game.
And this is part of just trying to win the mental battles.
You don't want to be immediately eliminated.
If you recognize we got beat to the punch, we're better off just trying to
establish ourselves elsewhere.
But it's gonna be tough working with snakes and stones.
We'll see how they come back.
Chap Flixie, another team in a heavily contested area
of the map.
This south section over by New Sanctuary
has been very busy all weekend.
Now, we're already seeing a couple of the nations
right off of the board.
And it looks like Flixie was able to get
that force bomber's size.
It was the first one that goes down.
Flixie already starting off hot here.
And he's looking to go back to back
and wipe him off spot completely.
to get the momentum going.
Not gonna be an easy team to go up against, but
that is how you play things out of spawn.
It's also going to prevent other duos from being able to immediately get that
third party opportunity.
But Ritual, Ager's disaster has struck here in game one at Latte Landing.
And the issue right now, Ritual has nowhere to go.
Rie, Cooper, obviously trying to hunt him down, but you also have to deal with the
the likes of rainy and knowledge very close by.
And so the opportunities to actually escape
this more side position, they're just not there.
And this is already a POI there.
He didn't really need more Spanish for an inch of the works.
It was already a messy situation at times.
They seem to come to a pool of things,
argue enough, not to say latte,
here at Battlewood as well.
It's up to the young girl to try and keep us
through our life in this first game.
He asked to try to punch up big with those shields already.
He lands one shot, but it's not enough.
And Game 4, the NA Central champions have just gone down.
This is not what they planned for.
It's not what they prepared for.
He spoke to Beno, and he said, we just
need to prepare ourselves mentally as best as possible.
But no amount of mental preparation
can prepare you for a shot like that, Taco.
Game just came, I'm ready.
Here today, clearly riding off a little bit of momentum,
Even from those matches yesterday, you get that victory
and what could feel better for the confidence?
But Nalu, that's also going to be a big strike here.
Rachel's out of this.
First and second place in the NA Central finals.
This season are down and out in game one.
And here comes the third party coming in, Reed and Cooper.
This is the team.
We thought it would be a part of all these exchanges
of surprise third party from Nalu and Rainey,
but they're going to do a lot of the heavy lifting
and I think they know that he's a solo at least for now.
So they're trying to put the pressure down.
They're trying to at least get closer and closer to this elimination.
It's not just about the point.
It's about the score surge as well.
Reeds definitely looking to chase this one down, but for Cooper,
that's who I really got in the back of my mind.
2023, everyone wants to kind of rule that grand championship out for men.
But the fact of the matter is Cooper's here to prove there's a reason why you won
back then and he still got what it takes.
They're going to continue the hunt.
You're seeing the effects of latte landing.
Nalu, even when you think you're worrying about the players
in the PY here trying to fight, there's always potential
for someone sitting up on them cliff tops
to take shots inside Thomas and focus.
They're in a scrap here, South of Riptide.
Yeah, this one's going to be tough.
Even if you start off uncontested,
get the peanuts going to remain that way.
Kira and Karama are trying to come over and crash the party.
The focus in Thomas, they got some early game shots.
That's going to help their early game search.
They want a little bit of freedom,
but you can see that they instantly disengage off.
They don't want to fight this unless they absolutely have to.
For Thomas, for Focus, it's about the little victory
that they're looking to stretch into a mile.
Thomas and Focus too, they just know
how this one tends to play out.
Triple Fandesa is just not worth it.
Somebody else is always going to come into the mix or sky.
Scramble around.
Battlewood Boulevard has just not gone favorably at all
for any of our major champions for EU and NA.
And it looks like it was Yumzo and Josh that played spoil.
The sprawl and sky, they have played their game so consistently.
There's so much footage you can go and watch to add to this crap.
And it looks like that's exactly what you're doing, Josh, of them.
It seems like they're pulling out an old playbook strategy,
kind of a teeny strap, dropping everywhere along the map.
But Gino and Pablo seems to have left Sandy for a right reason.
It looks like they've taken out both canada and victor v being one of the only team standing at sandy strip
You can see they already have the elimination on to victor v putting canada in such a nickel
They slide in they take him out and send him right back to the lobby one of those moments where you really want to make sure you
Don't overheat if you are in Victor v and canada's position
But we'll see just how that changes up in game two. Oh, you'll be at about rather take their tongue going fishing over at
with these shores. It's been a bit more calm. We've seen so much action kind of
popping around the map but Pete and Pollo, all they're really after is trying to
see what else they can build.
And it's going to be a very pivotal game to see where Pete Abott's mentality is at.
We saw on day one, game one, he jumps into a fight too eagerly for a rattle of the bit.
It was the same story back last year in Leon at the Global Championships.
We learned his lesson on the stage today.
It doesn't look like it's going to work.
That's Kuduo and Marek.
They get pushed out.
Many feel and they're going to go ahead and take advantage and take control of all the pieces from underneath, forcing them further and further back into those tunnels, cutting off one of the only exits towards the top side of the map.
And that's going to make a decision here.
You want to continue to fight for the spot inside, or do you want to try to travel through one of those tunnels?
this run, you know, I was like, they could win.
I'm not sure if they're my top team to win,
but after Viko said it on day one,
I was a little nervous.
You saw how he played on day one.
That didn't look like he was nervous.
Now they're here in championship Sunday, uncontested.
Let's see what they can do.
The key with this duo is we know individually
they will have great solo performances.
If they can piece things together and bring that synergy,
it's gonna be a scary sight for the lobby.
Akira and Kurama, they didn't get what they were after.
Trying to see if they get some ULMS
on to focus on Thomas over by Rift-Tide.
So they ventured back towards battle with Boulevard.
And remember, Skye Scroll, that was a duo
that helped out Akira and Kurama
making it here in the first place.
So it comes as no surprise
that maybe some of those strategies
might work against them here today.
It's always the risk
when you are successful as Skye Scroll has been.
see me look for success of his own here.
Trying to look at the mini map wondering
where is shark even at?
It's almost like that Peter Bach
best situation where he's lurking by himself.
Maybe he's just trying to get damaged here.
Not a full elimination,
but he's going to get an opportunity here
as he turns the corner.
One shot onto Demis and that's what you call
a little success.
You get the damage and you just keep it moving.
Finally we see where shark was at
on top of the Walty Land Wheel.
No surprise.
Absolutely take that exchange.
Demons and Dark, it's a pesky little fly on the whole situation.
So it could be more than shocked with that 45 tack.
I think it was a great way that Sharky Teeny split the responsibility of approach.
You let Teeny do all the sneaking around and you've got the bird's eye view off that surge
tower so you know that you don't have to worry about actually being challenged
right away from a third party.
Menorian Darko's though, outskirts of the map.
Liam and Jace, they had ample opportunity to showcase
exactly what kind of fighting capabilities they were able to pull it
out in yesterday's competition but these are some big teams come in to play here
on the global stage he's a two team so they're gonna be seen interacting
quite a bit today both for the destiny potentially tied hand in hand for Liam
and Jason Jason particular this is gonna be the toughest lobby he has ever
played in hasn't played in a major final over in NA, but there is nothing more major than this summit.
I know we haven't seen the full map yet, but I don't like where that one's going up towards
Wonkyland up towards the mountain on the north and this is where if you're a team taco I would
imagine you're gonna have to start preparing for the end game of what's to come. You think so,
But for Yapro and Panzer, they're trying to see if they can shut out Nalu and Rainy from even making that approach.
They want to see if they can try and utilize some of this early storm tank.
But if they get the damage done, Rainy will be dropped the moment that he tries to go for the escape.
So that's going to be the first elimination confirmed here.
And for poor Nalu, despite having two elims himself, things just got too scrappy.
And now he's just trying to see if he can outlast where Yapro and Panzer are.
It's clearly a big part of Yakko and Panzer's strategy for today.
You saw Panzer was playing a pressure towards Nalu earlier when he was in Larte landing.
This is more of the same from this duo.
And I would not be surprised if this becomes a repetitive story between these two to us today.
I do like this decision from Yakko and Panzer.
He disengaged, so he's moving all the way towards the west.
You can just stay in front of along the team, turn around and do exactly that.
What he's doing backtracking getting surge and just keeping it going in a progressive matter over towards the zone
But you got to be careful because it's not only knowledge that you have to worry about
It's cold and rapid as well towards painted palms from there free up on Panzer
I don't think they realized that cold and rapid were actually sneaking about
the other way down from four fields
Paradise palms might be beaten up here shortly
But for Thomas that early delay from Akira and Kurama over by rip ties
has clearly impacted the way that they wanted to actually move around the map and they are being held yet again by the same
Gensel mates, Akina and Kurama realize, focus it out, this is the solo, and we can get the additional points all the better
222 below the damage stress, are they exactly what I was thinking? You're gonna need some damage to close that gap
This second half, man, a playmaker from Thomas the Karama shuts it down.
A big wait-up moment for a Karada.
Very fortunate, Karama did not lose his ball.
You just have to think that those initial shots from Thomas, they were awarding shots.
He was letting you know he meant business.
The way the things started to develop over towards Sandy Strip.
a little bit of a slower move.
And Noreen Darkos are not trying to
battle the Hornets next year.
She's not hot though.
That's how we're starting today's highlight reel.
It's going to be a fun eight games, people.
Sky and stroll looking to begin that journey to recovery.
Both players back in the game, both players looking to put
themselves in this type of sport.
We've seen them in so often up on search.
good when it comes to their loot.
Trying to get some heals back
and a late rotation into the safe zone when needed.
Yeah, that's gotta be a good headset play by Sky.
Not only to get his teammate back,
but you have to get the elimination,
but they're getting jumped on right now.
Four under the above controls,
trying to answer the call underneath.
He's going ahead and taking a little bit of high advantage.
Now I'm trying to give up any advantages
in a fight like this.
They're the only two teams this far out of zone.
You see the Fistmish?
They're gonna use it in this game,
but Sky turns back.
Gets one knock.
get the elimination as well, that sidekick is going to keep them alive.
I mean, you said they were going to jump, so they were the ones doing the jumping.
Quickly regain control of that fight and now save it until the dominant position.
That was all just about the recovery point.
We knew that they were going to need some form of a comeback after starting off shaky.
And now you get the reboot, you get eliminations to go with it.
A pure refresh that's going to allow them to make this dead side rotation later into the zone.
with the shock wave they realize hey we've already stayed a ton of time in the zone right
please so spy had to get scrolled back into the game so even though they're above the
damage threshold they want to try to minimize the amount of storm damage they're taking
so it doesn't become a factor later on.
He's going to throw some shots too.
Last we saw them they were chasing down canada in victor b the n a s champs now we see them
500 above the damage threshold position well inside of the zone now scroll finds himself in the top spot sky is down
We have to try to return the favor
He's able to take down LB words, but the pressure is not slowing down
Multiple teams and players firing off in this direction, but the blessing is here
Taco scroll drops the slap pizza and he's healing up inside the zone thought they have a chance to do a deeper
Westside wrap around but it seems like they try to just cut straight to the center of that next zone too much congestion
Congestion has not led to more problems
She's lost his teammate he's lost most of his builds and he's not working with much as far as the heels go
Scroll is gonna have to bring out a solo masterclass if he has any chance of getting serious points on the board here
Hold them wrapping underneath
96 above the damage threshold. We saw how messy it was at four fields not too long ago
They have to rotate in from the eastern side and great damage on the app go and panther. They're immediately answering that storm search question
Problem now though
This will gap go and panther be able to even answer back or will they just get lobbied? It's not just rapid and full
It is the entire teams all of them locate on the south side of the map and you have to panther
They are down and out for the count for elimination there for cold and he's got to be feeling real nice about it
of now, poor Liam, you hear the audio cue of these bodies
being eliminated right in front of you,
and yet you have to make that same routine.
Fortunately enough that, holding them up with,
they set their sights on that next zone.
A long rotation they will have to make.
But one that will be possible,
especially if they can find the right timing.
Guys, don't worry about that.
I know how to fit in a pretty position
to just take shots at whoever they please.
See the other side of the coin though,
what is happening, Epico fans are dealing with
Bico Malibuco on top of Colton Rapid.
I mean, the ending was practically inevitable.
Great shots from Bico Malibuco.
I know that he claimed nerves,
but he also said to all of us
when we happened to bump into him,
I play best when I'm nervous.
Uh-oh, as we tune in to the Kings of NA, Peterquat is down.
Poyle's alive, and I'm not sure he's in the position he could even work for, the Re5.
This is his zone.
It's just eating him alive, but longer and longer he stays back there, he has to shockwave
out now.
Top 27, no placement in this game happened to get it, and he's barely above the damaged
threshold.
Poyle spotted out by multiple players towards the back side of his zone.
He has the farthest journey to go, can he make it?
Hoyle is no stranger to making Magic happen on this stage.
But here in Game 1, there is still so much talk competition
standing in between him and a good placement.
The Skrull is going to be one of those competitors
even representing us as solo reek, Cooper,
will he be able to make it to their body?
Who knows?
They're going to shut that one down.
Unfortunately for Skrull, he'll have to close off the wall
and we get to even see the reason
and how Riley are trying to find some of the success.
The range getting dropped.
not realizing that that layer was already occupied.
The Germans are getting comfortable already in Game 1,
and they're not going to stop you see them moving towards the front side of things.
They might even want to try and play height in this game if they really, really are feeling it,
regardless of the reason of no idea to play in this game.
How strong the peak, that's another elimination on the Ozone.
This is one great solo run from Game 1 to start to kind of build that confidence digs.
At the top of the mountain, Sy has scary there as well.
Pollo finds himself elevated, but taking damage.
Everybody's gonna have a rough time traveling through this zone.
Two in the deal, 84 below.
They're feeling the pressure as well.
Shockwave's coming up, but Stormsir is active.
They need 127 damage, and they need it now.
They can only take about three or more ticks,
and it's gonna be two who makes the play,
gets the shot, and gets him above.
They can also hope that just one more player goes down,
because even at just above the threshold point,
They still just don't have enough, these monumental moments where they need to show exactly how far they can take it.
But Rapid Gold doing a great job of controlling a little bit of a less occupied layer.
And there's always looking to punish the backside of zone.
Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see what approach the Rapid and Gold have to today's games.
We saw a surprise high play from them day one, day one.
And now a surprise high play from Pollo here as a solo.
Looking to disuse this position to potentially find a reefer, someone whose box he can jump into and get a reefer's reason has come down and no more will quickly follow.
The lobby is really falling to shake up it.
To the fire and the flames we carry on, cause only one can be left standing at the end of the day.
Viko, Malapuca, they're climbing up towards high ground as well.
As soon as somebody realizes that Poyo is a solo, they're gonna get the green light to go.
Drew finds the elimination on the mean appeal, but instantly, it's taken down.
Not able to really utilize the siphon.
They're all trying to make it up, but there's a new king on high ground.
Pump is made his way above.
But Skrull just sitting inside his own box, he's not had too many instances,
catching that breadth of relief.
They'll utilize a lot of his heels, but now folding rapid.
A duo as strong as ever, they've been hanging out.
Well, that secondary hide for a while here, but from the front side position.
Tini and Shark have decided height is theirs for the taking.
Looking back now they already overcome.
Uncontested has never felt so good for Shark and Tini.
We know what they can do if somebody lands at their drop spot.
Let's see what they can unleash here.
They already have the high ground.
Tini, four eliminations and immediately putting pressure down on the Geno and Pablo.
That second height.
Team Acorn's being forced down.
Everybody's being squished closer and closer together.
And you can see on the lower side of the table,
Balm and Demis, they're trying to establish something
that will give Sharf and Tini a run for their money in this game.
It's about these two jewels and everybody in the tree
who will drop down or fall into this trap, hold and wrap it.
They need to be careful not to press on.
It's being applied and they can't handle this layer by now.
They need to get off of it and focus you just that.
No other options but to fork it on high and cold.
It cost them everything.
They're out of here, Skrull still has a solid one,
but this doesn't happen, there's a lot of him,
three eliminations, and so many placement points,
he is racking up the count.
We are witnessing probably one of the greatest solo punches
of all time, but can it last?
Shark and Teenie are finally dropping down.
They know this game is so close to being finished,
and they want to be the last one standing.
Pressure on the shadow furrow,
they're all going to cure up,
they cry and sprawl, they take them down,
they end the legendary run.
He has been medicine since the start of this game, and they will look to continue that streak now.
He has evolved, he has control, but that may not fit, and now every game is a game which I know involves him.
Count on me, there's a carol of four of them.
Darmid's Eve is just here to find a new rule that's way in control.
When it comes to the lower ground, Gutscide, Gina look at that, Gina takes out Darn, just like that.
Gina might be able to bring this one home, but still, as a solo, what's life?
Wasn't able to get any of them out, so you set them out from it.
Shot, teeny, the future!
They'll go here, they'll take game one, and put themselves on top!
Everything that everyone has been waiting for, and the fact they came to deliver on the first game on finals!
That's exactly what you go for.
Everybody wondered if a young shot would step up on this stage, and he absolutely will.
What if you have to say an eye-opening?
Shark, your first VR in a grand final, how does it feel?
It just feels like a normal debut, Tini, I know you've experienced this before, but what's it like doing it with Shark?
It's amazing, it's easy.
It's amazing, it's easy, you've got the timing exactly right as to when to take height.
Was there a point you thought it maybe looked too messy?
No, it's perfectly clean. The game has full and easy mode. They've pulled up their zone and they're...
Did you get lucky though, when the zone pulled down the mountain?
Yeah, we did. We got lucky zones.
Do you need to get lucky again though, in order to win more?
No.
Okay then. Shark, I'll just ask you one more thing. Is there anything you'd like to say to this crowd here in Dusseldorf?
We're winning this.
You'll win this. Okay, I think Dusseldorf heard you loud and clear.
We're going to head to a break when we come back.
Game two.
MUSIC
Oh! Oh, my God!
Oh!
the game. They're going to
win it. They're going to win
potentially that surprise
contestation, but they also got
that zone at the end of the
game. Huge performance from them
when it mattered most and I was
on Bootstream earlier. I said,
Watch out Game one. Shark
continue. They're going to win
it and look what's happened. So
see if they can continue. I
hope they can. And sometimes it
looks so hard to play competitive
for nothing. We saw do that was
kind of just chilling up on the
But the miss comes in, the overdrive comes in, and all of a sudden they go up like 20 layers and they're contesting the high ground.
Just a super sick play for them.
Happen to see the guys doing well.
So many duos. Like, so many duos. Just had little things here. Pop off performances.
I want to let you on in a secret though. Of course, Chargathe got themselves a victory out, but they are not currently in first place.
That's actually going over to Darm and Demish.
This is why we had to talk about them at the start of show again.
And there's like, it's like, again,
I don't want to use the word dark horse
because that's not what this team is.
This is a tier one up in front in your face,
triple digits after game number one team.
I mean, a 10 plus elimination game
felt like something we hardly saw in the upper
and the lower bracket.
And technically speaking, right, those lobbies
should have been a little bit easier
than the finals that we have here today.
First game, the guys who were kind of calling themselves
The guys that kind of entered the scene just last year are in first place 11
eliminations controlling running up from the low ground. Crazy stuff. Yeah I just
spoke about it for shark and teeny. They needed to make the most of this game as
well but for slightly different reasons. Yes we know they land towards that
northwest side of the map but in a different way they needed to make the
most of this game. The reason why these guys need to make the most of this game
was that Sky and Skrull were just down to an individual Skrull. These guys are so
So good on the low ground and typically on low ground. It's sky and scroll running the show
These guys have to play a couple of layers above but because that low ground was free for them
They could then show what they could do
So for a different reason they really need to make that game count and what a way to do it these guys are gonna be
Fantastic on low ground and the sky and scroll also again continue to fail to make the endgame as a duo
They'll be running the show. Hmm. I gotta see those stannings one more time in so many different things
That was just game number one.
Teeny shark remember they got that VR second place will look right behind him.
Chino Pablo Wingo Chino kind of put in a situation there just to be by himself or
just a moment but you know man.
Viv I'm looking at this and you said a name you mentioned a name any matter.
We were both going crazy sky and so so let's think back to the start of this game right.
Like it's worked on by so suddenly has to reboot and then scroll goes on the run of his life.
of his life. What a rollercoaster of emotions for all of the sky and scroll fans out there.
Yeah, the reboot was absolutely clutch right. We know sky was kind of left to his devices
as a solo, but potentially the most MVP move of the game was him going ahead and rebooting
scroll because like you mentioned, he after he was left to the solo, it just didn't stop
it. This is an incredible performance. I was kind of mentioning after the repo came in
and the amount for a duo. I was like, man, if they do well this game after how bad the early game has gone,
just go ahead and wrap it up because it feels like these guys are just going to win the competition because this, by no means, should have been a good game for them.
I think the way to sum up that is, you know the meme where it's like, it's so over, we're so back, it's so over, it's over.
It was like the way that game was going. Going down on spawn, we're so, it's over. Okay, it's all right. We got the reboot.
Oh no, one of them goes down, it's so over. Oh no, it's scrolled his solar clock. Down to one HP, down to one build.
that. I mean, it's like, Oh,
no, it's so over. Oh, no, he's
found a real. It's like you just
have the answer to every single
problem throughout that game.
And that's why this team are
one of the favorites to win this
competition because although we
know how fantastic they are as a
duo, a common theme when it came
to them, winning FNCS in major
one for EU was their solo
clutching ability and look out
for that from both sides. Well,
both of them are so good
individually, but you could put
and he's the fact that like you say on EU,
now we've taken the step farther,
the farthest up again international competition
and they're still showing us why they're favorites in EU.
Babe, I gotta come to you really fast though,
cold and rapid.
Shmoove it in that last game.
Game number one, strong start of course,
still needs some work to be done,
but still I love seeing them.
I love seeing how confident cold was as well.
I love the way this duo plays right
because a lot of the times, some of our favorites,
they're high ground teams, they're low ground teams,
but now these guys know how to get into the mix
and some of those mid-ground layers,
and it's just on the back of being able to find
so many eliminations, right?
Obviously, it's gonna be a low elimination game,
I can almost guarantee you, we're gonna see them
kind of have one of those pop-off games
where Ford picks up like seven,
Raptor picks up seven, but this was a good,
solid first game, remember, they land all the way
on the east side of the map, they had to kind of travel
all the way over to the west side,
a little bit of a tough pull for them,
but still great to kind of find them in the top 10.
that's what I'm talking about.
You know, I'm talking about
the last two games that we
ultimately saw right there.
They had no bills in that
final situation. Both of them
had to make those solo plays.
It was someone I spoke to on
the first day yesterday with
Biko about how important those
solo plays are when you don't
have bills running around in
those end games. There's so
much business. There's so many
of those overdrive grenades
flying about. It can just be a
case of can you find a refresh
in the right moment? And for
them in that game, they
couldn't. But if they can, we
can expect to see these guys
in that top five. Sure, guys.
I just I want to continue to
and more about it's crazy how much was packed up into that just game number one.
As we continue to do that, Limpord, Shadow, Virgil, Epic, Whale, and Pump, just above Holden Rapid.
Dude, we even saw four of them in that last game.
Pump was like, hey, hold on, maybe I should go for that high ground.
Yeah, this was good from these guys, and I think it's going to play into Shark and Teenie's favor as well.
But Epic, Whale, and Pump actually had a good game.
Remember, the Whisklers were sort of like, maybe they might get concessed.
So if Epic Well and Pump didn't have so good of a game,
Jalcon's team might then have been concessed.
So it was good news for them.
Good news for Epic and Pump as well.
They're a team that can pop off,
that have experience on LAN,
and it's nice to see all come to fruition.
I can't lie, though.
The list of names that we have talked about so far
that we're kind of touching or holding that high ground
for a moment during that game
scares me a little bit for any of the teams
that are kind of being looking to play for that.
I mean, at one point we had Paulio,
who was looking to hold it as a solo.
I don't know how the heck he's doing that.
We go and now look at they look kind of was taking a one point. We talked about epic whale and probably saw scary up there
We know shark and teeny kind of went for it
And you know, I feel like we kind of came into this weekend after watching Skye and throw
Dominate from the low ground over on the regional FNCS
We're like, oh, I think that a lot of the focus for somebody seems gonna be on the low ground
It kind of feels like we're going back to that chaotic high ground meta that we know and love
It could just be a game one thing though, right?
team. We have a lot of those
teams out there. We don't have
like a defined high team. This
is our team that we're going to
see on high. A lot of those
teams are probably thinking,
Why can't that be us? This could
be something that we do, right?
So that first game, they might
be trying to state their kind of
on that high ground. Of course,
we saw shark and seen we have
seen them doing that as well
over on EU. So they're no
strangers to that position. It's
just a showcase of how many
teams are capable of going for
and holding it. So it's heavy
range. I love to see as well.
Fuku and mini for you in ninth
that last key bring in that
here right now. Also Viko
Malibuca a little bit slower
start right currently in 12th
place but again I don't want to
pick too crazy right that's just
game number one obviously eight
games the first time we kind of
had a format like this but it's
a little bit slower start there
maybe we're used to many maybe
we're used to seeing this what
do you think yeah it's a
difficult one for these guys
again you know they probably
would have liked to have made
the most of this game considering
it with the northern polls so
it's like yeah they were
that's what we're talking about
earlier and yesterday with the
Co no bills you have to try and
make these plays happen. And if
it doesn't go in your favor vivid,
that's when things to start
the front. It's so hard, man,
because like we turn into these
guys POV wise. What was it like
in nine tone? They were like
playing like second high like
they were kind of boys to once
again, you know, win that game,
but it's in terms of say zone
later and they have run out of
They have run out of resources right there.
Remember, top 15 is what is going to qualify you to
Play-A-Ball Championship.
And I cannot believe I'm saying this because we kind of brought
up the point that some of these smaller regional teams
struggle to break into the top 15.
We're talking about top 10.
Looking down here at 11th place, we got Alex and Reckless
also kind of joining us in the mix.
So happy to see these guys there.
Of course, they just about got through in that low bracket.
the game. We've got a lot of
players in that low bracket.
They were that 19th team that
qualified on through and I was
speaking to Alex yesterday
night in the hotel and I was
saying, you just about made it
through. How are you feeling
about tomorrow? You've done it
so much and he was like, we've
got some strats cooking. We've
got some things under wraps. We
haven't shown all of our cards
yet, and he being the face of
the of O. C like he likes to
talk about. He needs to make
kind of starting to compete for the high ground didn't quite go their way but again that's just game number one even got a little couple moments there with Akira and Karama.
Dude there's just so many names packed up into a single lobby after game number one. How are we feeling.
Feeling good. I mean what kind of flies under the radar for this day was specifically a lot of the times double the troller kind of rare in Fortnite nowadays right.
It's kind of been difficult or at least, you know, not so common for controller players
to kind of find themselves any success before they could benefit, but we always see those
break through performances.
Karamani Kira picking up a top four that game, obviously, they're going to be feeling kind
of good about that.
And I feel good about it too.
Remember, they're kind of expecting to land all the way to the south side of the map with
that zone pool and all that.
But in Northside, you've got to imagine that we can see them do much better than that as
well.
If the zone pool is a little bit easier for them, also expected to be consistent.
to keep an eye on whether or not they're actually going to be able to play all eight of these
games out.
Yeah.
French favorites these guys.
I mean, a lot of the French fans, you can see them on the screen.
You can hear them most certainly as well in the crowd.
They're a team that a lot of French fans are having their eyes on and it's going to be
interesting to see if they can continue that.
Like you mentioned, Vivi, they are looking to be contested.
Not quite sure what happened in the Osborn Contest in Game 1, but now they're up on
the leaderboards.
I'm sure we'll have a look at that.
And it's good news as well for Shadow and Virgo, who I mentioned at the beginning of
the show.
that's a good thing. We've
seen a lot of people in the
top 10. These guys in the
Kyra Karama don't do so well
down there at the South. We
have seen them landing to that
South Bridge and Fortress as
well. So a shadow and burgo
opportunity on that stage as
well. And I love that
rounding up the top 10 acorn
involved. We interviewed him at
the start of show. Confidence
like crazy to be in the top 10
after game number one is very
impressive. Obviously we still
got seven games ago. Okay,
But I like seeing them in that top ten. Yeah, I would imagine acorn right now is probably kicking himself because again
We kind of talked about all the teams that land up north. They should be loving a zone like that
We know acorn land just north of walkie-lanche ocean
I'm pretty similar game kind of like shark and teams from us right there for them because they necessarily have to move far at all
So 10th place again probably kicking himself for that
But we know acorn always got something ready. Yeah, especially a major one as well
we've sort of seen historically
with a corn winning major one.
This major third place in major
one over in NAC, so maybe it's
sort of like a little bit of
an asterisk. Yeah, we've won
major one summit. Maybe they
were saving it for the summit,
so really great start from those
guys are not too concerned if
they do get some south zones as
well. They have that massive
launch pad is at their drop
spot as well. So I'm sure they
would have been looking back at
how they could use that in the
obviously being in a situation where the first time in possibly a while possibly ever we're seeing eight games so many players are used to like the six games. You know and even with the six games is difficult right you drop a game you're like that much harder to kind of climb up and reach those points. How do these two which is on so small just two extra games impact a lot of you.
to think it's going to be a time thing more than an actual like, uh,
quantity of game thing because there are tournaments are about all the time.
You know, when you're kind of like in an open stage,
you are a lot of actually play like 10, 11, 12 games, whatever it may be for
that specific tournament.
So they know how to kind of play in numerous amounts of games.
However, those types of tournaments are usually restricted to like three hours.
And if you think about six games over the course of the land environment as
well, that's usually kind of about three hours.
I think it's time, right?
It's going to be a long time up there on the stage.
I actually saw when we were kind of walking back out here to the states
there were a lot of players already kind of taking quick little breaks as well.
So after the first game, these guys aren't really feeling too comfortable.
They've got to get their minds right.
Well, my mind is right and it's ready for game number two.
So casters, take it away.
Thank you so much, Zeke.
And honestly, if game one with any indication of a type of tournament
we are going to see, we are in for a treat.
I can already picture the move watch party getting absolutely ballistic.
That guy's just going nuts up anywhere in a national team too.
I guess all he can think about is being here right now.
You should have seen my reaction when I saw that whole talk.
I believe you have been born here and neither we have even more action underway.
We're getting number two.
and
insane solo punches huge
elimination games like darman demons just had
we had a cinematic first game
already I'm definitely in it for more in that last game we kinda saw cold and
rapid
Not necessarily contested, but a good portion of the lobby already rotated on over.
The made it evident though, their intentions are for hype, but we'll have to worry about that at a later moment.
Because right now, Chapp Flixy, they're about to get the party started here at New Sanctuary.
Already Flixy getting the first drop spot, Eddie, and he gets that first knock.
Now goes Tinka, now it's a 2v1 situation here.
Chapp and Flixy instead of getting full aggressive, trying to find where that last elimination is.
They're trying to work together get some materials get some heels because they know this so there was not too far
And for a team who have had plenty of slow starts of tournament this year
This is a great first two games for them as far as the Osborn situation goes quick white twice to the rope
It's going to leave a lot
Wonder for game three, but now pop epic whale trying to have similar success and they find it through quick
elimination to kick things off. Now opens the door to see what they do next because they're
definitely going to be looking to try and apply some pressure over towards other parts of the map
thinking wonky land but maybe even lurking elsewhere pushing further north. Yep contested drop
that's how epic well got the first elimination onto hero sees focus across and they go kind of use
their numbers to go ahead and get that elimination and epic well pump have been on a journey from
from wonky land to riptide to now this flip drop here.
And that's been shown in the group,
every year about it.
Two eliminations between them,
they took down the Asian duo,
Rainy, Nalu, landed on them,
and will be regretted as they will watch
the rest of this game on that stage.
Uh-oh, we're doing it again.
It's on and no, Riley not even the best load out here,
like they were trying to take the fight a contested drop in you're not gonna get
everything right out of the gates are fighting with nine HB he is blessed here
with a second chance at life you see there's two teams directly nearby we
know two teams are going towards latte so many more towards the west I'm not
sure we're no unreasoned against early from the cap or to even take another take
the damage and then he goes digs they were bound to see those white tags being
applied so more pressure definitely still to come as Kazi demo trying to see
whether or not they'll have a better story here over by riptide. Kambi and
Hardy jumping into the mix very early on. A little bit of a spoiler even. Their
intentions were clearly to mess up focus on Thomas.
It's interesting to see of course we've seen these guys fighting in this area all season long.
We've seen focus and Thomas make a lot of plays like this all season long and this might just be a successful one.
I don't want it to fight in huge, but focus on Thomas Thomas.
Looking in, they're ready to take control of the fight.
Harry, not prepared for the damage above.
And it might just be Torgers and Thomas' fight
to win Harry no match.
Cami will go down a great start to the game
for focus on Thomas.
That's exactly what focus on Thomas needed to,
but the message had already been sent.
The rest of the lobby now, they haven't read,
because Thomas is just finding so many crucial moments
very early on. He's got that rhythm going strong.
That's one thing you kind of learn over time. Don't poke the bear.
You awaken the beast. I think Thomas focus those they need a decent game here.
Keep going ahead and place towards the top leaderboard.
Boyle is down. Peterbott left by himself.
One feet to the same. The exact opposite in the last game.
Boyle was able to kind of clutch up decent placement.
28 points. Peterbott now with the pressure on.
One of the greatest of all time, has to prove why he still is one of the best.
But he's getting pressure from all around.
Two to one situation, dropped down to 65 HP.
Even with a full chug jug and some splashes, he's still outnumbered.
And now we will learn which version of Peterbott are we going to see in this competition today.
He's already in 17th place after that first game.
Not where anybody thought one of the uncontested teams in this game would end up landing.
But no, Sif and Izzy, they're going to let the gus settle.
They're gonna let Peterbot possibly get away as a solo.
But how do you get Peterbot this much grace?
You have him isolated as a solo.
You are strong with your duo, and yet they just don't feel like the juice is worth the squeeze
because they recognize Darman D'Amish already on the move.
And we always talk in the EU about how there seems to be a lack of respect between people, but even here,
Is he a no-sif, respecting Piava?
They know what he can do when you give him enough time and space.
Now gone over to Badawood.
Kind of saw the ending portions of this fight in game one.
Venom and Curve were set back to lobby early.
Akira and Kurama, they used that as a confidence boost,
propelled themselves for the rest of the game.
And I don't think Venom and Curve will get lurked on
and make that same mistake too many times.
We heard it live from Venom himself just the other day, though.
Most of what he intends to do in a finals lobby, he hasn't brought to light yet.
Could this be another one of those methods?
Only time will tell, but for right now, Kurt Benow,
they've had so many of their plans kind of ruined,
just having to constantly engage with these teams south of the map.
A team who doesn't need to do much as far as adaptation goes.
They've been successful all season long, playing their game how they want to play it.
And with scrolls, 32 points,
82 points solo clutch, I should say.
In that first game, it will give them a much needed boost to momentum they need to continue.
Hopefully, that's a duo Jacob, but if needed, we know they can do it alone.
Yeah, that's gonna be the big thing is a lot of players probably find themselves in a situation
where things didn't necessarily go their way.
And it's really about how you answer the call.
and rapid this time around unlike last time taco they get this zone pulled on
over which means they have more time to work with you would think so but another
duo that I wouldn't be surprised to see make their way on over towards this
four-pills direction Chino and Pablo how has that triple contest at Sandy strip
actually broken out and that's why we see cold in this search tower honestly
on the lookout because he's fully aware of the fact that the dust hasn't settled
Yet, over by Sandy, you can see Gino's search base in the distance.
It's a great thing, they won't have to move from up off this game.
The zone continues to pull to the east.
They are trying position to continue and have another great end game.
Yeah, and I think everybody's kind of feeling the pressure of that game.
Number one, Storm Surge really dictated how teams were able to play.
If you were below that damaged threshold,
you almost had to be a magnet to a bridge
and push yourself against the first team that you saw.
And so now, with one game already under their belt,
you've seen teams kind of play a little bit more passive.
85 alive here in zone three.
That means it's going to be dangerous when it comes to search.
And you see Swizzy and Pixie and duo who many will be hoping to hear
plenty from today.
Just a moment ago, a little guy trying to set up a little lark play.
But this is a team who understands how to play
within the congestion.
We've seen them do it all throughout the season.
The two backfights in a very, very match
between focus Thomas Kurama and Akira Potenshinni.
Focus Thomas, they'll be happy with how their game started,
not desperate for damage,
in the same way Akira and Kurama might be.
Not in the slightest, but if they're more than happy
to still pay Kurama and Akira a visit,
just because of the fact that we saw Thomas not happy
with the fact that they're early rotating game one,
a little bit spoiled by the fact that they were challenged
and held over appetite.
So now, Akira, Pirama, Ball's in your court,
but now they know me, that Tom isn't in front of them.
They still have to play catch up.
This is a tough, tough situation to be for this guy.
Not only do you have to catch up
when it comes to damage and surge,
you're gonna have to figure out
how to get yourself back up to Katnass.
They are far off the pathway
to having a successful game right now
when Snow continues to ballpark from them.
It's an uphill climb.
This is about an expectancy this early.
First and second place, respectively, Shark and Teeny going to get Starman, Demis,
but taking the fight towards the north side of the map.
See, damage, shields being taken off, HP, the longer you stay in those arms,
the more likely you are to just get one shot knocked.
And I think they realize that, Teeny making sure to grab his flash,
his 12 overall, they just didn't get in the same box,
and health won't necessarily be a worry.
Meanwhile, Shark is still putting down pressure.
He's trying not to let Starman and Demis do the same thing.
He doesn't want to get them healthy enough to fight back,
and I think Teeny knows it as well.
That's why he's putting pressure on both of those balls, trying to break in, and finally get that elevation on the guard.
It's exactly what they've been trying to stall out for, but we'll even get a chance to review here, see how exactly the guard was even in that position to jam with, and Dean is just wholly caught off guard.
Teaning, lurking around the broad, he is notorious for these types of plays.
He frequently finds those opportunities amongst all their teams,
who has to cut them off and find them when they're in a moment of slippage.
Last time we saw these boys here though, Peterbott and Coyo, it was in a bit of a pickle.
Peterbott stuck by himself, further out from where he is now.
Coyo was down, but it's good to see that Coyo is back in the game, fresh off of the reboot.
And because they are uncontested at squizzle, there's a lot of time for them to get the loot and the loadout that they need for the rest of the game.
Time? It's not something occurring around the house much of right now.
Venom seemingly realizing that and looking to pull away, not give these guys what they want and that is a fight.
Venom and Curve need to make good of this game. We saw just how quickly things can turn for you when you are potentially fighting people at school. You have to make every second count.
and then has always been one known for liking to play through the storm into
later zones. The only thing that might threaten them here in this match if they
don't run to Q and the X in Phantom is storm sickness itself. It can make things
a little bit more complicated later on, but scenic views elsewhere. Chap,
Flixty, very content right now, bustered on a hill over by Builder's Barracks, and
they'll be the cutoff point for so many of those teams trying to make an
entrance through the West. Yeah, for Flixty and Chap, honestly, their journey to
get here. They were going towards the new sanctuary uncontested throughout the
course of the tournament. They wanted to narrow started to contest them. And not
only that kind of beat them off the spawn, forced them out of the POI. But
Chap and Flixty, they went ahead and made the proper adjustments in order to
qualify here for Sunday. They started off the game super aggressively after
winning their Osprey fight. They ran straight over to Warwick's and
Kuduro and they should wear it down. We'll see if that progression continues
throughout the day is a top squad right now though for reason and no Riley it is
never a great site when you're having to depend on these forms of mobility but
still even entering a little bit after the fact the main thing is just going to
be trying to know what Gina's line of sight and that's already been scouted
out reason trying to hug this quick as closely as possible but no Riley he'll
be here trying stuff some faces first up it's an opening shot but it's just not
Not enough, there's still three below on search.
At least it's a start, but that one is going to set them back just a little bit.
Poppy going ahead and firing back, letting them know you will not pass, or at least not safely.
They're trying to continue to move in, but it's getting grougher and grougher.
Sandy's tripped. This part of the zone is so stacked that it's going to be hard.
Even if you get the eliminations to stay alive, but they're being persistent.
They know they don't have to heal, so Stormsirves activates, but Noah Riley goes down.
To be one situation, every reason will follow him back to the lobby.
try to do his best to hold things out,
but it was a grim situation to begin with.
Still, Jew! Look at the tie-tier QO! Unlimited!
And now, the deal and Jew have a little bit of an opening here.
It'll likely be intentions of white-lining straight from four fields,
inwards, but more importantly, still, as the partial zones begin to develop,
Jew and the deal, they are stacked right now with the loadout.
Yeah, and they're in a great position to enter the zone without much resistance.
He has been on fire so far this weekend and that street will continue to get one, gets the other and he's feeling it right now but Dill was picking him up and rightfully so.
Sometimes you just got to believe in yourself, believe in your duo, Gino Pablo taking that rotation away from Stanley Strip, leads him overly exposed.
You can know almost 300 above the damage threshold.
They now become poppy-sprayed, focused out.
Gino taking a little bit more damage,
but they're able to breathe here in this moment.
Still 256 above.
But look at what's surrounding them.
Swizzy, Bixy, Victor, V, Kanata, Mellibuca, and Viko.
There is nowhere safe currently.
Every single edit that's made,
you have to be quick with your shots
because the damage application
that you might receive in return,
it could just be your demise.
Yeah, they have to invest.
six metal boxes just to make sure he didn't get lobby sprayed there so a tough position to be in
but one that they will survive mumsy won't be surviving this though too much to deal with here in
game number two. Sometimes being below that damage threshold this could be so daunting you really
have no answer especially if you don't have heals to keep it going 47 above though for eight point
and bolts, not necessarily a strange position to see them in,
especially where the zone has been going,
but they need to be careful.
Right next door, Peterbot in foil,
and they are below the damage threshold.
That means anybody can get it at this point in time
because they need an elimination.
Still not enough damage to wear.
One tag wouldn't make the difference,
though that's the best part.
Question is, how aggressive do they want to take it?
How confident are they feeling
in their fighting right now to overcome?
I mean, we know these two can turn it to a hundred at needs being.
And so if things really do start to get dire,
I would not expect them to get two passes.
Only five shots in the shotgun barrel for Boyle.
But he only needs one. We know that boy.
Right now, it just kind of looks like a solid strategy.
The post in the zone, they're trying to outheal it to hope and pray.
even more teams have to rotate on by and there goes that first find and
managed he's gonna go down even if they don't get elimination they got at least
one tag but they're still below 13 to 2 it's not looking good so far but they're
so patient they realize they cannot get desperate in the situation like this
because all it takes is one moment of weakness to cost you everything it's
just the repercussions of that first engagement they try to exchange big
blows but they ended up losing a good chunk of their surge along the way and
When you find yourself net even, it makes every single moment matter even more so
because you're just constantly teeter-tottering between the two above and below.
Yeah, look, they're often trying to outheal just to keep themselves in the game long enough
to maybe extend that window of opportunity for a refresh,
and you see a few of us activating right now.
It's both T-hazards set on, but they won't give it up too easy.
You see now the desperation is kicked in, Jacob.
They want to get in and fall.
Yeah, they realize we can't continue.
Our healers will have nothing left over.
Storm surge hits, Interfrost goes down.
Boy, he'll try to stay alive!
He strikes folks down, still below the damage threshold, though.
Active surge.
He binds himself above by cleaning up that elimination.
Miracles do exist.
We told you he only needs one.
And they found it, and now he's got plenty more to work with.
But as a solo, it's going to be all the more complicated still.
You know, Acre can't possibly be happy about that.
it looked like they were going to get out scott free instead it cost them so much along the way back to back games right now where
poyo's gonna have to play this game out as a solo he played it phenomenally in that last one but he needs a repeat performance which might not last too long
shark and tini waiting in the water to strike but he escapes with certainty but he has much distance can he create himself from one of the most dangerous teams in the lobby
This might be one of the worst-case scenarios
that Poglio, but his saving grace here
is that Shark and Teenie, they're
prioritizing the positioning.
They don't need to waste their time on someone
who's clearly just way too tattered to actually do something
back.
Fico Malibuco, though, this could be a great opportunity
for us to strike first as Victor B, left by his lonesome
3-hundred and 49 below.
He might just be delaying the inevitable here
if he doesn't find a pop-off in an instant.
It's a big thing to be looking to try and see our next young star to make a pop at this stage.
You'll have to wait till game 3 though.
Too much pressure from the lobby.
And Jew, we picked him up early in this game.
But can he back up with just nine builds remaining?
In a very, very steep, sad situation.
One of the problems that Jew and Bedel have encountered a lot of other teams that are struggling with serves
that these rotates, you're so much more exposed.
There's not much to hide behind from the territory,
just surrounding Sandy's strip.
And with that in mind, teams, they're
forced to expend almost all of their materials.
They're trying to make these tunnels
to find those clear paths.
But everyone is just on the lookout, constantly
trying to find opportunity here.
And June, making the approach now a cooking goal.
Next.
Chance is going to go down, pull the rapid,
immediately steamroll that one elimination.
They crack, track, try to get seconds.
But it's Tyler who actually steals that one out way.
You can see the entire lobby coming online here.
Even a high ground.
You got Pelosi.
You got Sangy.
Hoppy.
A minute is trying to make a claim for it.
Evenagers and Ritual, they saw what went down in game one,
and they want to be a part of the mix.
But this is a site right now.
We're seeing sprawl and skypair together.
And now, 426 above, the world is there at Oyster.
They're ready to make a move.
They've got the mobility off the overdrive grenade.
What's next?
trying to move forward using the documents to try to move past ECG no Pablo they go down
Balusi and Zangie they go ahead and exclusively be one of the only teams up above is Vito
and Malibuza take down Karama and this is one of the most dangerous parts of the game if you're
not ready but high ground has to be careful. Agers and Bridgewell they're towards the backside of
zone they could pop off at any moment with just one shockwave. Zangie and Balusi they have a tough
They have to be eagle-eyed as Viko and Malabuca look to potentially make a play in their back.
They won't just move towards the front side, maybe just waiting for that next low, that next opportunity.
They suddenly have to resource it as they're with it and the chop will come out.
But all the while on the lower tiers, Shark and Teenie are starting to really find some momentum here.
Kiko Malifuka from secondary height making sure to continue tarping directly below where Volusia and Zangy are at
but they're on the move here and now.
Straight up towards that front side of zone.
They have so many materials but it's Alex and Reckless that actually look up and try to contest the high ground
and he's got the knock on to Zangy.
Volusia has to give it up with only a few materials but and being a solo it's his only hope to try to get more points.
Oceana came to play today!
Allidan, Reckless are just pausing so much noise here up top,
but they're forced to drop.
The chop is good to go.
Ritual andagers now with a surprise come up here on height.
They could pull them out.
They were waiting in the wings, waiting for that opportunity.
And as soon as they said some weakness, they went up and shook it.
But now it's about delivering and closing this game out
as there are still so many girls left in this one trying to fight for the win.
Yeah, Tom is trying to move forward, reunite with Focus, which is a necessity because he has zero builds left.
Even with seven eliminations, they're falling short in terms of materials in the endgame,
and eventually, they're going to be closer and closer to Sky and Skrull, but in short, who goes down?
Sky and Skrull will not be denied!
We're just taking everything from everyone, but Skrull, yet again left as a solo, beating Ritual up on Hype,
but now he's made his presence known, forced to drop, but he has the build, he's ready to make a move.
Ritual Agers though, they denied any team for coming up once.
They're gonna try to look to do it again.
Five eliminations from Agers, spoke too soon.
Six eliminations for Agers by himself.
But down below you have to be careful.
Viko and Malabuka, they are the ones that are running below.
They're so content, they're just chilling with their pizza.
Everyone else is having a duke it out.
But these two, they're ready to try and bring it on.
Ritual and Agers, Viko loses Malabuka though.
They might have seven eliminations,
But can't Viko get some more?
Yeah, with Nilebuka going down.
That leaves Aegis a ritual.
The only duo left in this game, but you have to watch out.
Scroll. Dangerous. Viko.
We know he can clutch up, but up above, they're pressuring.
Both of the solo players force these guys and scroll together.
Aegis drops down.
He gets the elimination.
Two v one situation.
Aegis a ritual.
See it all? See it all?
But take it down, Viko.
All they need is for just to get the ball rolling.
They make it out of Lante, landing, and they immediately convert it into a victory royale here in game 2.
This gotta be feeling so good about it.
Yalaya is never too safe. If Rituanay gives her in that endgame, Frankie, what do they have to say about that one?
Guys, that endgame was sheer perfection. What do you think was the reason you were able to get to such a great endgame?
I just think we're the best duo and we're triple con the first game in the second one.
It's the first game we got to play.
And now you know how to get off board.
Ritual, it's interesting seeing you manage to take height freely.
When we spoke the other day, you said you were more comfortable mid to low ground.
Why did height feel right today?
Sometimes you've got to get outside your comfort zone and I think that's what we did.
And it was the easiest game ever.
So the comfort zone is now height?
It's everything now.
It is everything now.
So, you had a problem game one, triple contested, game two, flawless.
What's game three going to look like now you have a target on your back?
We know what to do now, we weren't expecting the triple con,
because we were first against Reed no time, so we're ready.
All right then, Düsseldorf, please give it up for Agent of the Britshaw!
We'll take a short break, let me come back, game three.
Oh
and I'm going to go back to
the FNCS summit, putting my N.
A favoritism mask on for just
a moment. What's up? And they
are top of game number two.
That's right. Okay, took it
off their unbiased back like
I'm back crazy stuff. Wait for
that congratulations to the duo showing up when it matters right finding that
momentum finding what was crazy to the high ground of all things and I love
hearing from Richie himself like hey it is now high ground is right now
they got only the mask I feel like it's the slightest increase in how big my
smile is after an 18 wins a game it should be telling enough I mean incredible
game from the boys here and we were going to watch this one fizzle on and it's like you know we kind of tune into them they're on the high ground they're chilling.
Agers man and it's the game with the eight of the nations ritual over there with zero as well obviously you know ritual is good at making those IGL calls but he's known for but Agers having a performance like this man incredible to see.
Really really nice to see these guys clutching up claiming that high ground as well the way they took height was absolutely perfect took it at the right time as well something we sort of spoken about throughout this weekend is
the time that you take high is super important. If you take it too early, like we saw with teams like
Alex and Reckless, took it a little bit too early, had it taken off with them, but there's a point
in these end games where if you have it at the right time, you can ride it out to the end. And
especially if you're a team as good as those guys, they are capable of doing it. Triple contested
Osborn as well. My thanks to Nalu and Rally for the surprise gone from the east. Really,
really great job from those guys. Yeah, that's not what you would want to hear right on LAN.
Oh, we're triple contestant apparently ages. Rachel. They do not care. We have a listening from that last game. Let's check it out
Yep, I
Got the last it come on over. I'm good. I'm back on me. Yeah, watch this back. What's week?
Be aware of this for me. I'm just holding walls. Give me some hearts
I'm five zero one. I'm good. Matt. I'm good. Matt
Yeah, you all you'll follow them
Got it, dead, hold it. Can't get it.
I'm down, I'm down, yeah, I'm down.
Right, right, right, right, right.
It's right in second night.
Yeah, it's right, right, right, right, right, right, right.
Met bomb, Met bomb, look at it.
Yeah, I'm staring, staring.
He's right there.
Dead, come on, come on, come on.
Come on. Come on. That's what I like to see. What's really interesting too, of course, they had the high ground, but then in that like kind of pivotal moment, they're like, let's just drop low gun. They're expecting us up there. Let's just take the fight them, catch them off guard, line side them, and then a victory rolling out.
Yeah, incredible stuff there. Love the kind of students and the listeners because something that we can't really pick up when we're just watching them heads up is like, what are all the things that these teams are aware of?
the top five. You know, we
need a team up there, but
yeah, they're going to be
fourth place after that one.
105 points. Yeah, really,
really great performances, guys.
I'm looking at first place
right now. The new first place
on the leaderboard. He was
calling out that missed end
zone. They could, you know,
over drive up with that. So
they were fully aware of
that with that game right
there. After a rough game,
number one, ages and rituals
find themselves flying up the
leaderboard 30 spot to join
the top five. We need any
team up there. But yeah,
the game. We're going to
bring it back to you. All right.
That's what I mean. That's
right. That's right. These guys
started the game really
interestingly. They actually
looked on diamond damage our
experts place team and took
them out of spawn really bold
play at the beginning of this
tournament. They only just have
one game price of that. So it's
like we are playing for the
win already. We are trying to
take this by force, and that is
what they then continue to do
But it starts to feel scary when many minor kind of makes the point. Hey, let's you know shark a teeny game to one
Yes, gotta make the most out of that they did it comes over to wonky land. They have a great game
This was no weird near wonky land and right there the rotate across the map
And they still did very very well
That's when it starts get scary for me when I start to take a look at how good some of these teams just are at playing for me
And not to mention the string this change in strategy as well like you mentioned. Yeah early in the game
So they look prepared. I wasn't
going to see this many teams up
in that leaderboard as dominant
as you. We got we got our one
up there, right? But so many
high profile duos as well.
Vico and Malibuca themselves.
We saw agents Richard climb to 30,
but Vico Malibuca climbing 11
spots. Remember we kind of talked
about their first game, maybe a
little bit slower. They said
second game. Let's kick it in a high
gear. Yeah, there's a few really nice
things they did in the same game. They were shaping up to take height at one point in that game.
They were looking for it later on in this endgame and they were thinking why do we go for it?
Do we not and there was a moment where they decided okay?
Let's not let's play out our materials Malibu Co Vico picking up a lot of those brief brushes
And it was around this sort of moment where they thought yeah
Let's just play out play out the mid ground play out the low ground layers as well and it was right here Vico decided yet
Let's just try and play out as much as I possibly can going back into the storm
And then of course when ages of ritual came down they took out scroll so he managed to clutch up that second place
They're looking to eliminate anybody that's coming close,
darned Demish, targeted intentionally.
They were in that first-place position with early departure.
Now, it means Sharkantini might like to take over here
in game three.
and we're still in the beginning
stretch of the entire
tournament. And where you are
now on the leaderboard isn't too
impactful. There's six more
games left to pick up those
points. Eliminations, victory
royals and close the gap. We're
the world as of now in top 15 for the Global Championship.
And we're already seeing one more of these hockey-consisted
off-spawn battles.
And it's up to Hera now to try and make sure
some of the mistakes of previous games
are not repeated.
Epic World Pump did not come to muck them out at all.
They are ready to win this fight.
Focus on Hera down below.
There's a little bit of a mismatch,
but they're going to still take the fight to Epic World.
drops them down to just a little bit of HB.
Pump finishes that elimination and they go back to back.
They each get their own and they hold their ground,
yet again, off-spawn.
Thought we were watching a zero bills competition
for a moment there.
No one had any materials to work with.
They were both just so quick to the jump.
They knew that they had to try and find those eliminations
as fast as possible.
All right, next on our off-spawn tally,
Tinker and Resines versus Chapin Flixie.
They don't want that smoke this time around.
They want to get the chance to actually play that game.
And this might have been the best possible decision
they could have made.
Big, early damage to London's captain Vixy.
And they have no answers.
They landed way further towards the east.
But it would have felt so much better
if they'd actually been able to connect and find at least
one knock that gives you the opportunity to actually push
and pressure, because now you're dealing with two duos
that don't have a lot to work with,
and Leo and Romero are still around.
Let's see what that OC duo can do in this game
for Reed and Cooper.
They started last game with a fight
up against the ancient duo of Nalu and Rhaeny.
This time around, Ritual has gone down
after winning that previous game.
And so things here at Laltate still haven't been figured out
as far as what the dynamic of the day is gonna be.
It is still a messy situation, Taka.
For Reed and Cooper, it's just anything you can do,
I can do better.
They have a point to prove up against the likes
of Rituals and Agers.
And I know you guys might have seen these getting a little heated on socials.
But here in the lobby is the best chance to come out on top.
Every single time, no Riley and Rizan just kind of pop up on the screen.
I just hear the arena of rough.
I've never seen so much energy outside of last year's global championship.
Really kind of giving it their all to their favorite teams.
It's something that you love to see.
And for Noah and Razzon, they're just doing a good job here,
not necessarily putting it all into just one contested fight.
They're saying, hey, we might not get the best loot off spawn,
but this is something we can gather as the game goes on.
And already in game three,
major off-spawn switch-ups, Rainy and Nalu,
the Asian team who had had their struggles
landing in the northeast of the map,
trying to take fights in Larte that just weren't working,
have now decided to land at riptides.
and I'm not sure if focus and Thomas are quite aware
of just exactly where they are.
But at the same time, they didn't exactly have
anything great to work with.
They have to be so precise with when they pounce,
if they want to net any kind of eliminations here.
Momsie's sky jump, they've had so much difficulty
just trying to find their footing in these first three games
and it's looking like things might go from bad to worse here
if Momsie isn't careful.
Yeah, this is a tight situation
because they're fighting a 2v2,
but then you've got Sharp and Teen,
you're at least one of the two over from Lonkeyland.
disrupting this fight, third-party causing a little bit of a distraction,
landing some of those shots on the Sky Jump and Momsie.
And if they didn't get tacked up, that would have been a huge green light to go.
And I understand the aggression from Sky Jump and Momsie,
that you really struggled with Surge in that last game,
but you have to pick your fights wisely.
You don't want to put yourself in an even worse situation as the games continue.
And traditionally, Sky Jump and Momsie have been the team
that just actually gets a third-party per-off it
whenever they're challenging others on the map,
but those opportunities just not presenting themselves here today.
Other teams kind of fluctuating with their rotational paths and another one
that's been impacted from the start because of that early split.
Tinka resigns.
Chapp, Flixie, they still have to figure out who's going to actually
come out from this position.
Yeah, and because they split that drop, you kind of saw it in a moment.
One of them is out of medium ammo. That's going to be Flixie.
He's no longer going to be able to put pressure from up above.
He does have the chaos reloader shotgun, so we can fight back,
but that go ahead and controls or at least changes a little bit of what they're able to do here.
They can no longer continue to fight safely, so they have to disengage and find a little bit of more resource.
King Enthaiers surprised the world yesterday with their qualification into this final with a big win.
started off the day ruining the party for the NA central champions
veteran and now looking to make waves here again in game three oh what do we
have here the deal and you taking reason out friendly fire going on it's like
in those moments you can just tell I was not really sure whether to be happy or
But ultimately only one can survive at the end of it all and for a deal and two they've managed to come out on top
But will it be short lived because canada victor beat creeping around the corner checking to see whether or not they can get
Into a better position to find the opening tags and for a team from NA West where they typically stayed at Sandy strip in
order to get a lot of their storm surge on that beach that they were
So a huge difference maker coming into the weekend, having two of their teams land there.
Games one, games two, didn't go their way and now they're forced to flip the script,
trying to get alert play. They probably heard the noise in the distance and they're trying to go.
Not only that, but Kanata and Victor B, they are so exposed.
If any of their teams just happen to get a little bit of leverage, a little bit of hype,
they'd have the chance to see that these two are out in the open right now because they don't want to make any sound.
sound they can't really afford to toss out a build they want to ensure that you
and the deal are completely caught off guard doing you know the way that the
lane seems like there's some sort of inkling something is being cooked up
here and I hope they persistently stay on top of it and they will the jig is up
canada and victory will look to dip as they realize there is no free
the opportunities here.
There been no. Game one didn't necessarily expect to get
lurked on the South side of Padawood Boulevard ever since
then. I feel like they've been put on notice. I'll go a lot
of their tactics have definitely revolved around their
fighting potential. Both of these players are able to deliver
some big blows and some big clutches, but at the same time
You can't factor out the competition and it's scaling up with every single match that goes by because everyone's looking for the perfect adaptation.
Lurk after Lurk here, Thomas HD and Focus trying to do the same things.
LB works and bot, they're the ones up above on the mountain with the bush just hiding their exact location. So Thomas and Focus
are going to have to take what little information they currently have here
and try to figure out how they're going to run away with it in this play.
kind of moving from the bottom up there's a huge high-advantaged natural
terrain so they could see it but they might have spotted our bot just kind of
trying off to the side this could be a chance for them to try to take a 2v1
yeah I know that there's a solo in the bush now but he's also aware of the
potential someone to come if they can find the right timing this will be a
great 2v1 opportunity they might also just patiently wait for bot to return
no they'll come pin to the bush they want that damage they want that fight they saw bot lead the hill and decided it was going to strike
Yeah, at least Bot came back trying to draw back a little bit of that pressure.
They did land some damage though, so that's the confidence of building for Thomas and Focus.
Good shot connecting, get again.
But the distracting third party bringing everything to a halt in this moment.
Thomas focused, they immediately box up on top realizing we're in the zone.
You still got to come to us.
And now they have a moment here where there's a little bit of advantage here in terms of positioning.
Their prey just barely managed to escape.
Thomas was trying to find that full box in,
but it just didn't net itself in his favor.
And now, because of the shots
ringing through from Battlewood Boulevard,
it's just going to be another delay, another slowdown.
And they've had a rather solid start
when they've made it out of ripped times,
but it's evident that they are on the hunt
for some very aggressive plays.
This was my fear.
The new sanctuary, the presides,
And the chap couldn't figure things out between themselves.
With things thought to get messy, deep into the storm,
and that is what we're seeing, they've placed care.
They can't close it out, he's able to escape,
but he won't be seeing either hunts.
Yeah, and it puts you just in a tough situation.
Whether you win these fights or lose these fights,
they're so drawn out, you're trading damage.
Even if you get the elimination stock out,
you're not necessarily going to be above that damaged threshold.
And with the zone pulling far away,
way it's going to be hard to get it back.
They've just spent so much time fighting and dealing with each other that they've led
both themselves in just worse position because even for resigns, even if he makes it for the
reboot opportunity, Cap Flixty, they're also still left in a world of hurt because so many
other teams are going to look to try and hold them captive inside the storm, not giving
them the proper opportunity to rotate through the edge of zone.
This time we see Kerrigan Venom, kind of lurks in a different situation, trying to play safe.
It has to be tuned in now, empty item slots, but they're going okay.
On the other side though, may not be necessarily the same.
Malibuca dropped down, it's a sliver of HP.
Viko though, able to save the day, picked up that knock, get the elimination, and is now
given Malibuca valuable time to heal up before they have to make their turn to do so.
They go Vika go after all and this is exactly what the young Superstar needs to be doing Malibuca on the ropes and just like that Vika able to turn it around.
I mean if these guys are going to come out fighting and Malibuca is going to come out swinging, it takes a threshold for Vika to deliver.
But when he has to, he'll hit shots just like that.
Darwin Demish, a second chance in this lobby.
They started a day on top.
Their second place competition took them out in game number two.
And here in game number three, they'll
look to recapture that first place position.
Pulling your back to where things actually ended up here
for Captain Flixie and Tyler just calling lack and had no idea
that there's still a team sitting around you sanctuary.
Yeah, Jace is already down the ministry deal.
Certainly clean up that elimination.
Siphon can allow him to survive just a little bit longer
inside of the zone before he has to pop any HP.
And I like what Hoppe's doing here.
Instead of fighting a 1v1, giving him a chance to possibly win,
he just converges back onto a minus.
They get into the same box and realize, hey,
there's a huge strength in numbers.
We're up on the storm surge.
We didn't take much damage.
Let's just take this moment as a win.
Practically 5-5-5-2 on their next entrance for that rotate.
So we'll see what happens next.
But, beautiful boyo.
Quiet start.
A different strategy.
It's very foreign to see these two,
not with a whole slew of eliminations
already built up in their counter.
But they have clearly devised a plan and a strategy that
It involves very heavily around playing inside of the storm.
Zone pools far and they're waiting.
You can see Pete is in the base waiting for players to rotate past,
but unfortunately to Pete, those players aren't going to come in.
So there is a good chance we see another game where these guys are down
and out of luck when it comes to search desperate to try and jump into
somebody's box, canada and victory.
We saw that desperation earlier when they were trying to make things happen.
Now the situation has worse and they have to make something happen right now.
It's the only decision they can make, but it's gonna be one they're gonna regret.
Kanata goes down, Madden and Paul Rake, the Get Duck Elimination, and these guys have been the unsung heroes.
They qualify out of NA, they make some big plays, they make it from the upper bracket,
and now they're shining here in game three. First elimination, sometimes that's gonna be the hardest,
Victor V finds him so down in the depths when it comes to damage almost 400 overall.
That's almost two full eliminations worth of damage.
And that's where it gets tough because even if you're able to take down Cole,
you're at a disadvantage, 2v1, and this one's going to be tough.
Victor V can't even afford to stall.
The surge is just going to start ticking away at his HP.
And for Madden and Cole, they've already gotten exactly what they were after.
Sure, Vix, they were able to pick up the splash and fall.
What else could he do, Victor?
They need to be careful on Victor V's side and on the other side of P.O.
while we're lurking in the zone behind them.
Venom and Curve.
What do they have for Residant Tinker?
A great little lurk, like we've seen Venom do that many times over the years.
And he did that as well in the NA finals, and Tinker Residant clearly weren't prepared for it.
We've seen how things fared for one half of that stalled-out engagement
over by new Sanctuary, Flixty, Chap trying to see if they can change their fate, though.
Opening starts. Seems like it begins with Liam.
Yeah, 35 below the damage threshold.
Looks like Liam was going for the reboot.
He gets denied, but you notice they went from barely below the damage threshold,
getting that elimination to barely above.
So for Chapman Flixie, when it comes to Storm Surge, they're not safe just yet.
Even Agers now winning that game.
They're already trying to ride that momentum.
It gets cut short 151 and it's apt in search.
It's just ever since the start when you're not able to fully survive that off-spawn contention,
you're going to be left trying to play for the leftovers.
And foragers and virtual, it's very obvious that this zone pool has not done them any favors either.
They've got to go cross country, but theagers are going to get bragging with it.
They'll get the shots to connect the cringy and twine that come out on top.
It was always going to be a difficult game with how things started off for them.
Even after that impressive win they've got, but this duo is not out of it just yet.
We will be hearing more from them over the course of this day.
But for now, they will leave it to the rest of the lobby to cook up for us for Giel.
And two, looking to do just that.
She already started the game with one of them onto reason.
And they will look to quickly improve on their standings.
There's 30 points so far, but plenty more to grab in this one.
Yeah, almost four hundred above the damage threshold so they are looking good no necessity to be perfect
Same thing five elips nine hundred plus damage gets cut short a little bit
If you kind of break through the bills that you see in bed on curb persistence here
They see a pile of food, but instead of just running in getting greedy. They're playing very very calculated
This might be where they fare best though
They want to be in the thick of it because that's where they'll get the best opportunities to shine catching players off guard trying to work
their way through those lower layers undetected by the teams that are already boxed up a little
bit higher up on height. Speaking of which, Sharktini already trying to get that little bit
of leverage because they need to find a solution to being underneath the search threshold.
You know how this one goes. 130, 153, storm surge begins to activate. Every seven seconds,
Tini and Sharkt will be stricken with 25 damage shield or HP and it does not turn off until
So there's 40 or less people in the game.
Right now their strategy looks to be to outheal it.
But now Shark is out of heels.
Now he's put on a timer, a timer that will not pass forever.
But look who's avoided almost everything along the way.
Acorn and Boltz.
Teenie has fallen though.
No opportunities to bring this one back.
His body being carried away there by Jew and Bedeal.
Shark looking to see if he could try to scramble,
pick up the pieces.
But as a solo with no HP, what more can he really do?
He doesn't look like he has the answers to that question, Taco.
With just one HP remaining,
Shark and Tini will leave their first place, both up for grabs.
And so many of our Titans go down Earth, and you're trying to see how Tini was able to go down,
but Dio and Jiu just caught him back and added the wall and get that elimination.
Even during all that chaos, we saw Cole and Rapid went down as well.
Venno's gonna get knocked, Curve trying to be a hero.
One knock's already there, trying to get the second on to Skye,
but he gets denied that opportunity, right please so.
He goes right back into the box, trying to get the revive on to Venno,
with his own pushing him in.
It can't be the hero he needs, but there's still a knock right in front.
Curve trying to save the Siphon for the last moment.
Curve needs it to kick in now or never,
but he can't afford to see if he can find another shot.
Eventually though, he might be saved just in the nick of time,
but when you've got two Titans of the lobby,
Two major champions going head to head.
Now's the time to see who's really on top.
And Curve might not have been able to save his teammate,
but Sky certainly could.
Stroll back in the game,
and that could a chance to make things happen.
Curve with this 70 HP,
needs to dip so we play around,
and he will be caught out.
And so it's up to him now to get things done.
On the front side of the zone, Shadow of Virgo positioning.
Pixie looking to do the same, Malibuca.
Vico, you've seen how strong they've been so far today.
What would this be?
Their opportunity to take first place.
They're trying to get that whole side of the zone,
but they ain't cut short, cut off, kind of tagged up
all at the same time.
Vico's going to go down.
A lot of pressure has just been put on Nalabuka's shoulders.
132 points.
They're so close to the top of the leaderboard,
they can taste it as he tries to steal another one away.
But that one's going to go to Bombsie.
The fight comes in.
He doesn't hear it.
Swizzy and Pixie take him down.
Swizzy and Pixie are primed and ready.
They are just looking back, spraying down every single one of these teams.
All of the players that are just a little bit too late to the punch.
And now Pixie Swizzing with the damage having been done,
they're ready to see whether or not they can make their move towards frontside.
If these guys could rise to the occasion today,
it would be exactly the type of story you expect Alusuzzi and Pixie Peterbaugh
playing the storm now as all this madness ensues to end the game.
They are looking to take this game for their own.
They don't care who's in this movie.
They want the high ground and they will keep it for now.
But that is just for now.
They have to continue to hold it and apply the pressure
alone.
They are feeling like they are cloud nine right now.
The entire arena is tearing them on.
But they draw their attention to Shadow and Virgo,
that second height team.
Anybody in that position could use a shockwave
and disrupt everything they have going on.
You can tell them from the way they're playing it.
They don't have the materials, and so the chopper will come through.
It's Cammie, it's Harvey.
We've seen him through that so many times before,
and so we'll be up to the deal now to cut chop.
But this is a spot that the deal's been in so many times already,
and now, year to day, the deal's trying to see.
The beat is straight through, but his shield is so long,
he's fully cracked, the movement is crazy, but he's flat.
Puffling down the hill, trying to see if he can get out of sight.
Poplo is falling, keep going right next to him, but the deal,
he's not gonna be able to get the shot.
He wants to try and make it through,
But all of these pre-existing bills, just forcing him to beg for laughter.
Still, who's him?
Who'd be for it?
What are you doing?
How did he keep finding a way?
He keeps on dirigin',
but he'll never make it to the end.
What did he do for him?
Well, we'll find him, put it into it.
But Tommy and Harry, of the Trumping High,
will look to find and make a plea for it for themselves.
Shut the window, hold on,
but not for long.
They get wiped clean and scrolled down below
have the top Polish hero up, trying to take this game.
In fact, they're the only duo actually up in this game.
Scroll, solo, Pixie, solo.
Scroll's being the focus right now from up above,
trying to expand, but he's running out of material,
and he's running out of material fast.
Hurry, Cammy, they realize he's building out a book.
That's a sign of weakness, and they want to take over.
They can't let this opportunity slip from their fingers,
from one team to the next.
Pixie gains their attention.
Scroll goes up!
But Skrull finds nothing.
He realizes Kami's in a little box with a tight match with Xeve,
all alone on the ground.
Skrull with the siphon just in the nick of time.
But Skrull is still going to keep on going.
Kari never gets chestnut, Kari, but it doesn't matter,
because Kami had his back.
They are one of the most dangerous teams coming
into this event.
Contested, uncontested, that is not a problem from them.
When it comes to big moments, when it comes to big events,
Kami is one for certain, that shows up when it matters most.
Kami, Hari, stand up, just the door, please!
Give it up for Kami and Hari!
What an intense final moment, but you were in it together.
How were the communications that you tried to take SoloScore down?
I think it was the perfect game.
We were just shot five, like three times,
still like four people could have done it,
and it was an easy game.
That's what everyone is saying so far,
that everyone online has been looking at the lobby list and saying this might be the most
stacked FNCS LAN ever. Do you agree, Harry? Yeah, it's all stacked. So when you look at
the lobby list, who do you think is your biggest competition right now? Darmin' Dimasz. Darmin'
Dimasz. And is that because you're sat right next to them and they're also your friends
from Poland? Yeah. And so if it could be you or them, I'm guessing it's got to be you who
who wins this now.
Of course.
So, Kami, you know what it's like to be under pressure.
You know what it's like to be on day two
and in contention for the top.
But do you have to change things up
so you don't get snaked out there?
I mean, we're conned, so we just need to focus on that.
We need to focus on winning off points
and try to get some more good games.
Well, we're going to take a short break
while these guys focus up.
Please, this is off! Give it up for Kami and Kami!
Yeah!
Oh! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Oh!
I
I heard you. I heard you.
Reppin and a what one match
ago. Literally last match. You
think you can just switch up
that quickly? See? Yes I can.
Sorry. I left the EU bias
mask on there for a second.
Listen, I'm going to buy it
son. Whoever I just want
everybody have a great time.
Shout out to cock. Cami and
Charlie rather. What an
packed with pushing other duels who are trying to take high from them out of the way.
Classic Kami high take right here, looking back, chopping it on out, sneaking in the backside of this zone as well.
All of that LAN experience that Kami has paying dividends for him right now.
The scroll high take was almost crazy, but they held him off to Carter.
And what they did really well here was they took high at again the right time at the right way.
I love seeing this from Cammie and Hari, now bumped up that leaderboard.
But if I think to specifically how this duo plays,
you can go back to the 2022 invitation
where Cammie and Setti ended up winning.
The issue is they weren't known for playing very well mechanically,
for getting those eliminations, but now Cammie paired up with Hari.
I'm seeing much more confidence.
I'm seeing them pushing, I'm seeing them play for height.
Get those eliminations and, you know, it's working incredibly well.
I don't know if you saw when I saw Skynet's roll
has suddenly broken into the 200 point threshold.
Oh, wow.
Finding that second place against, obviously,
a solo situation against Cammy and Shari, rather.
Wow.
This team continues to do it.
I don't know how they do it, but we're
going to put a scroll in solo clutch situations.
I'm down.
Look, I'm going to put either of them in solo clutch situations.
Scroll, game one, got 52 points as a solo, once again clutching it out.
But the best part is, Sky is just as capable at solo clutching.
In the EU major finals, he had the third most solo clutch points.
They can play together as a duo.
They can play as solos.
They were the most consistent team on EU going into those finals.
Sky and Scroll have everything to take home this competition.
What a shot that was, though. Unreal.
There was a moment just before that as well, where Sky was down and Skrull waited.
He almost used Sky's down body as baits, as bait for the player that was coming up to take them out and continue that through.
So that combination of not only mechanical ability, not only calmness in those endgame situations,
but just the brain, the thoughts, thinking, how can I make the most out of this endgame in our current situation?
There's a reason why these guys were favourites going into this weekend, and it's looking very, very good for the Sky and Skrull lovers out there.
that's crazy to using the
body as bait. That was
actually against the deal,
right? Deal. The deal running
through as a solo. We could
hear the crowd going crazy.
Even the deal began and finding
these elimination spining
elimination against such high
profile duels like sky is
full is crazy. Yeah, that's
what the deals been doing all
season long. He's had this sort
of like solo clutching prowess
He's having these amazing solo clutches and on a stage like this in this sort of format, getting those extra few placement points, getting those extra eliminations to Carter is going to be super valuable for him.
100% they're bumping themselves up the leaderboards. Remember the deal back in 2024, it was the best performing duo, German duo alongside Bresa, now paired up with Ju.
They have been looking incredibly strong on home turf. I'm excited to see if they can continue that momentum forward in the later matches today.
You know, Pablo Wingo up four
places. Mini minor. This second
place. I mean, honestly, Sky's
don't aren't that far away. They
are trying to make a statement
right there like, Hey, we're
doing good. We're going to stay
very close by, though. Yes,
much, you know, Pablo operate.
This is exactly where you want
to have them. These end game
situations. Hey, to hit. If you
looked at the drop map going
into today, you'd almost write
them off. That's sort of triple
in these low to mid ground layers. They are just almost so in sync together. They're playing
off each other so well. And this is something that we spoke about to them in an interview.
They were sort of saying, yeah, if we make these end games, we're going to have a lot
of fun. And that is exactly what they do. What I find interesting about Pablo and Chino
is if you look at their expectations from 2024, which was duos going into 2025, they
were low. They weren't making the major finals. They didn't make global championships, but
that they were one of the best trios in 2025.
So going into this year, their expectations
have been significantly high, and they have not
disappointed, performing at the top at the EU major finals.
And now, once again, topping the charts
on an international stage here at the major summit.
They are meeting those expectations currently,
but we still got more games to play out.
I'd love to go back to the standings really quickly.
I want to see that second page.
So keep in mind, we know right now 98 points
is where Acorn and Boltz sit, but just look at this.
Cammy, Kharkshari, 32 places.
A single game difference, and look just right behind.
Focus, Thomas, HD, Akira, Karama, so many names.
Guys, this competition is still very much alive.
Obviously we've had a few games,
but it'll just take a single game to change everything.
Oh, absolutely.
And when Kharkshari and Cammy actually switched
at their drop spots,
it was more of the northeast side
of where they're originally landing.
I had a few questions.
I was like, isn't this actually going to be the right move?
the game. It's going to be
the player they want to make,
particularly with all that
contestation going on around
them. And the first two games.
Yeah, it wasn't great. Really.
They weren't able to show us
what we know they can do,
particularly can be known as
the land go. This is the area
in which he is known to offer
a very well. And for those guys
moving up in the standings
after that one game is
absolutely crucial, but in a
game, formats faster becomes
very difficult because you have
to continue then to do that
throughout the day. Yeah,
came on you. You has been a
quickly when there's a new season, when there's new strats, new meds.
Can he is going to be on top of that?
I was also looking at Thomas HD and focus close by.
They were actually surprised, contested in the last match out.
They ended up having the upper hand.
They came out on top there, but there have been a lot of last minute switch up.
So I'm definitely starting to feel that pressure.
Absolutely, man.
And I'd love to tip my hat to Shadow and Virgo.
I'm sure it'd be wherever you are.
It's probably making some noise.
Currently, our best performing and a team.
They kind of showed up for a bit of that last game
game and then came in charge
said get out. But still I love
seeing this do all right. They
had that crazy call yesterday.
Hey, yeah, we'll go ahead and
win this next game and they went
on to do so. So I'm excited to
see what else they can bring.
Right? Like just look down a
second to fourth. The points
are still pretty dang close. I
feel like once we get into that
eight game, man, it's going to
be really, really close. Yeah,
I mean, looking at that shadow
absolutely vital for them to
actually continue to develop and
have had performances like they
have been having. We saw it right
here. I think it was burger that
was up on top of high actually
got chopped on down and then
took a lot of that full damage.
So this is where their game
started a crumble, but it's
something that I spoke about
yesterday in the in the lower
bracket. If you can just take
high ride out for a good amount
of time, you're still going to
get some really nice placement
points and then a game format.
It's going to be absolutely
vital to keep those games
coming in because if you can
stay consistent, it's going to
do you well. If anyone's going
to take height, it's going to be
It's going to be Virgo and his shadow.
I mean, if we look back at the player lounge,
Virgo was winning every single realistic creative match.
I mean, mechanically, he has what it takes.
But then you look at the predictions,
you look at all the co-streamers, you asked online
and they're putting, you know, NA's somewhat last hope,
per se, Acron rituals, you got cold rapid.
They don't have shadow and Virgo up there to top.
So I love to see them currently in fourth place
showing what they're truly capable of.
You're not gonna see it. I gotta say, Swizz, I see you. I see you. All right, global champion.
I see you sticking your way just outside that top five pixie right there as well. We are
really starting to heat up, right? So many people are starting to come online. I think
they're all thinking the same thing. That trophy, we have to fight for this title. And
also many of you can't forget as well top 15 auto falls to global championships later
you're on, but this is a global champion, right? He's trying to prove, hey, I won that
for a reason. Yeah. And this is a team that sort of played against with their backs against
the walls for a lot of this year and a lot of this season. And you know, it's kind of
surprising coming out of that global championship where Swizzy ended up winning a pixie course
came second. So I think it's called like one day format actually hit them a little bit
because this is a team that are really good at looking back at what they did wrong and
then going ahead and improving based on what everyone else is doing. They'll have that
half time break to go ahead and do that. So expect big things from the second half as well,
but it really saw his stuff from the men's thing. Yeah, I don't think anything can stop
Swissy. I mean, the tragic end of the 2024 came right back in 25, becoming a global champion.
Got here at the AB4s tournament, no sleep, but was unable to make it through. And then in the
first match at that lower bracket, all it took was one game. They took home the win, qualified
I'm excited to see if I continue.
I think it's really funny, too,
because like if you think about it,
game number one or day number one,
you're going to play six games and be the top 25.
So he's like, okay, do I play six games and it's top 25?
Or do I just drop down in the lower bracket win game one
and then go back to sleep?
I don't obviously know if that's true,
but in my head cannon, that's absolutely what happened.
But the game is over.
I'm excited to see if I continue.
I think it's really funny, too,
because like if you think about it,
game number one or day number one,
absolutely what happened. The deal as well in that last game ultimately shut down by
Skyline Skull right kind of being used as bait there but by himself I mean dude he looks
so good right now Mini Miner obviously eventually kind of have had to play this out as a solo
but he looks good. Early heights take the crowd went crazy everyone was hyped they saw them
on height they saw the stars aligning for Jew and the deal and this was the moment where
it all came crumbling down. But remember, the deal here going up against
all to be the best team in the world, especially in this domain in the low ground
situation. Only on 4 HP. Absolutely cooking. And this is what I talked about earlier.
Scroll that thinking ahead 200 IQ play waiting for the deal to go ahead and find
that finish. I think he did get the points for it though.
So that's a really nice solo clutch. Yeah, I mean, being at home turf, having
the crowd, cheering your name, roaring for your success. I'm sure it definitely plays
He's a big part, but the deal is one of those EU legends.
He's been around for a very long time.
He knows what it takes to compete both online
and at international competition.
Pair it up with the Jew.
I'm excited to see them close out today.
The deal do it as well.
There's a thinking gun.
There we go.
All right, Jew.
What's he about to do?
Good job.
He was about to do it.
He was thinking about it.
I laid back many years ago.
But you saw him there for a minute.
Locked in, right?
He's like, hey, the job's not done.
I had to keep pushing on forward.
But friends, I'm getting the call right now.
Castors are ready.
The next game is ready.
So, Castors, over to you.
You know, I like the way Zeke just said that
job's not done.
And for Sky and Skrull,
they might have about a 70 point lead,
but it's exactly that.
Five games left, job's not done.
Yeah, but when it's Sky and Skrull,
and you start looking at the point differential
that's already taking place,
all I can think about right now,
is what happened in major one grand finals.
But first up, let's see what actually takes place here in Game 4.
Game 4, the last game before halftime.
And if you guys are no strangers to Fortnite competitive,
where you're at on the leaderboard means so much.
If you're going after first, you might have to have a big game here.
If you're settling for that top 15, you just need to remain consistent.
Thomas, focus, they know they got lurked on at the start of that last game,
and they're just being a little bit more aware.
No surprises this time around, or for now at least,
we have to see what takes place elsewhere.
Looks like these guys might get a game on contested epic well and pump.
Ooh.
And it looks like the Minidies and Duo has decided.
Oh, well, they don't get landed on, but if you get shot in the sky and there will be more shooting out of the sky here,
as these two heroes run it back.
It's just the nature of the game when it comes to these drops, but sometimes you have to glide in,
as he's trying to go for the chest, get the Thunderburst, but not the Elimination.
2v1, Tinka and Resign to strengthen numbers, and that was a little bit of a misfab.
Chap went underneath, he left his teammate alone, by himself, and sometimes that's the only second you need.
Sometimes you just have to give up the sacrifice, the flixie fully understanding that they just weren't going to be able to pull this one back.
It's better to just have Chap try and play things through.
He can look for the reboot later on, but for Hero and Focus, they've got to be feeling great about the fact that they might actually get to experience a game.
They've been dealing with Epic Whale and Pump,
and we can go back to see where things really
started to take off for them.
Surprise Conning Virgo.
That's the bad news bears moment,
but Hero not finished with it.
Hero getting both of those eliminations,
and honestly, sometimes it takes one switch up
of a drop spot to get things rolling in your favor,
and already we see how they prize up the leaderboards
after this one trip.
Tested still over towards Sandy's dribble.
She know when Pablo can find themselves
in a close quarters combat situation here,
Victor being Canada on the west side of Sandy.
So right now, he's gonna be Facoon by himself,
just having to clutch up or just stay alive
until he can get his teammate back.
This is a dispute that has been taking place since Friday.
Pablo and Chino have nonstop been looking to bring down
Facoon and Mini Field.
They nearly succeeded in yesterday's competition,
but it just wasn't enough.
This time though, they settled everything once and for all.
game four they'll just have to deal with Victor B and canada at sandy and that is a
balance I think they are willing to live with one that I think they can find
success with and so if there's anybody that can give sky and score runs with
their money at the top of the leaderboard we know it is puzzling and you know we
also know what Thomas is made of especially when it comes to international
tournaments 92 points so far not necessarily the start that they have wanted but still plenty of times you kind of pick up the
Pays Kazzy trying to get some gauge underneath focus on the chase shot after shot connecting
It's we finally get that first start the elimination is there and while on the other side focus cleans up one Thomas
Now trying to stall out this fight waiting for his teammate to come back using their numbers to their advantage and just firing off on
All cylinders they mowed by himself, but not for long to get sent back to the lobby with Kazzy
It's just obvious that Oshiduo was running on fumes here.
Unfortunately for them, Thomas and Focus do take full advantage of them being pushed so early.
But Pollo, Peterbot, this is unfamiliar territory now.
And they fans, look away. This is not what you want to be watching.
Pollo, who's been the more reliable, it feels like today, as far as staying alive in the duo,
goes down to the hands of the Frenchies and so that leaves Pete
to defend for himself and keep this duo fighting in this tournament.
Yeah, and that's something when you kind of look at the stats of Peterbott and Hoyle on day one,
you know, kind of leading a damage right there with eliminations.
But where they placed on the leaderboard is not where you would think a team like Peterbott and
Hoyle would place. So it's not necessarily the actual fights and mechanics, it's the overall game plan.
So far, it's tournament to forget for them, but still plenty more to play.
Jack has been able to keep himself from a game with a nice little like once a king.
That's exactly why PliXXI knew he could trust his duo when he left off on a solo adventure here.
Yaakov and Panzer though, profiting from what's taking place over by Latte and they got Cooper
directly in their sights. Yep, they were able to kind of angle out brief by himself and now
they land a big shot onto Cooper 2v1 and they're continuously trying to push in Cooper's time.
It's definitely limited here, the way Yaepo and Panzer have been playing.
They need the points.
They have to try to catch up and move up that leaderboard if they want.
At least top 15, Raku Pertigium on the chase up until now.
Raku Pertigium finally falls, just like Tarko said there.
A decision to split with Aegis of Ritual, not working out.
So we have seen Yaepo and Panzer are not afraid to fight anybody in this quarter
of the map.
If they spot a weakness, they will strike and they will hit hard.
It really feels like they've been playing a lookout to see who's going to be the duo that gets pushed further north from Latte landing off the initial off-spawn contention and every single time, whether that's been Ritual and Agers or whether that's been Reed and Cooper, you'll see Gafko and Panzer throwing their names into the mix.
We've seen kind of two sides of this corner. Moments where they like to get aggressive,
try to find eliminations. And then moments where they pay passive just like this, lurking.
We know these teleporters, a lot of teams like to traverse through, avoid all the chaos
that goes above and on the island, but sometimes it ends up being one of those
plays where you run into nobody throughout the course of finding out
there. It looked more like they were set up banking on someone actually taking
that ascender directly down to them, obviously hoping that they could get the
advantage off the right side peaks, but cringe and twine, they'll be the closest
to it. Whether or not they actually take the bait though, that's a story left to
be settled.
Ashok and Tini, again, where they will have to prove to everybody watching that they aren't
really here to play.
We've seen them win, but after the last game's search, disappointments, the question does
become, when this team faces a challenge on this stage, can they rise to overcome it?
But what really makes things so exciting is that we've seen EU challenge sky and scroll
before.
You can never count yourself as safe even when the match looks promising because so
many teams like Swizzy and Pixie all just kind of nestling in to these tucked away positions
utilizing every bit of terrain to their advantage.
And I think in the case of Swizzy and Pixie, they've almost been counted out by many, many
people watching and understandably when you look at how the year has gone, but that is
much talent to count out speaking of talent big cold on the screen picking
the young so up and four fields is not the sport you want to be fighting these
two this is their comfort zone it's also the opposite side of the map for where
we would have anticipated a young so and Josh to even be at so clearly a little
bit of a mix-up already taking place yeah and just unfortunate enough you kind of
saw the no knock it was straight elimination Josh probably out of the
game already as he tuned into Peterbot. Nalu and Rainey just like Josh and
Yamzo for that matter just kind of landing where they want each and every
game trying to go ahead and lurk and catch a team off guard while they're
going for their loop path but Peterbot's been a solo for so long in this
situation there's been too many teams inside squibbley and outside as well so
there's really been no chance for him to get that reboot.
Part of the problem for Peterbot is that taking that aggressive fight that early motion up against
Skyjump in Momsie and it not netting anything for them.
It just left squiggly up for grabs.
And the moment that team see real estate,
they're going to start moving in.
That's exactly what Raney and Nalu have done.
So Peterbot, he'll have his work cut out for him
in terms of getting the reboot for Foyle in the first place
and making it out of the reshores.
Eighth is a ritual.
Making their rotation on over.
Typically you come to see them use a long launch pad
towards the backside of Latte Lanny,
but Yapko and Panzer actually ended up using it.
I'm not sure Age of the Ritual know they're there,
and I'm not sure Yapko and Panzer
are even gonna try to dive down on
and both of these teams need to get into the zone
before they're eaten alive and damaged being taken.
Far too far and away.
It's the render distance that just worked
into their advantage.
They are gliding overhead, Ageers and Ritual.
There's not really a whole lot they can do about it either.
They know they just got to keep moving forward
into the next zone.
Uh-oh, pump.
Don't see Epic Well anywhere in sight.
And this is a situation that might make you a little nervous
if you're Epic Well and pump.
You've been performing decently well
throughout the course of the day,
almost in contention of one of those global championship spots.
Then you've run into Viko in Malibuca,
and in the distance there's a shark in the water,
in Montini lurking like we know they can.
They go ahead and let at least one of those teams escape.
So I'm wondering, do they know Pump is here?
Or are they just trying to hide that duo?
Aviko, Balabuca, they're returning back.
They want to fight.
They know this is a chance that it could be Sharkantini.
It's the 2v2 we don't want to see.
And it's one that will be interpreted as Pump takes
Malabuca down and that just helps Sharkantini.
And it gives him a bit more breathing room
to stay in this game as well.
Not only that, but Pump absolutely stacked right now.
The problem is he is just a solo and for Shark and Theney,
there's always a bigger fish and they're willing to make sure
that they take out Pump entirely.
The ultimate refresh is not even one that is a necessity,
but they'll steal it anyway.
All of that loot that once belonged to Malibu could now
straight in Shark and Theney's inventory.
Two is better than one, especially when it's Shark and Theney.
Yeah, but these fights right now,
just continuing all around the map, cold and rapid,
looking to get aggressive, probably just going ahead
and being okay with just getting damped.
Shield gone for Boko, shield gone from Cringe,
some shops did connect, but instead of getting greedy,
probably rapid, the game plan for them is simple.
They don't need big game eliminations,
they're just trying to get searched,
climb up that leaderboard, and then move into the zone.
They don't wanna get caught in all the chaos.
They don't wanna get caught below the damage threshold
and control over their game, take it away.
They might not have a choice though,
based off where we last saw Gino and Pablo.
They might be able to get some decent tags
and it's pulled and wrapped it along the way.
But Darm and Dmish, what had been a very promising start
of the day, cut a little bit short
because of losing some of that momentum
off of early eliminations in game two.
Sharktini trying to do what they can
to shut down some of their EU comrades.
But Dmish and Darm never count these guys out.
They'll take their time farming it up
before they get involved.
We're already seeing a couple of mythics in play as well.
Thomas, the iron pump, saw the chaos.
We go to there, he's drew and the deal from their drop spot.
Got to see them instantly edging towards the zone.
418 above, even without elimination here.
You can see they're being consistent when it comes to that damage.
Everybody on the outskirts of the map slowly but surely
making their way in.
And they have to be quick, because right now,
it is going to be a one tick, is going
to move into a two after this, and then a five.
So positioning has to be perfect.
But there's so much else taking place, Peterbot, with the comeback.
This is exactly what he needed, a single opportunity.
Everybody's better than Peterbot until it's time to be better than Peterbot.
The QNDX, it looks like he might just find out.
This could be the moment right here, not just for the eliminations in the case of Peterbot.
But if he can get Pollo back, they at least have some loop.
But again, I said the fifth zone, it moves to a two-take.
Peterbot could no longer stay over towards Humble Hills.
He has to move down towards riptides closer and closer towards the zone.
But this could be his golden opportunity, just like that one there.
2NDX gets caught off guard.
Peterbott pounces and gets the elimination.
But it wasn't easy.
It does turn into a 2v1, and fans up takes the sacrifice.
This is the p2p of what we want to see.
Sniffing out opportunities to take advantage of players and striking hard.
Can he get FOI back in the game?
If not, can he give us an all-time p2p about clutch?
Humble Hill is right now getting more and more traffic running through.
Harri down below.
Don't see Kami anywhere.
Nalu and Rainy, they have no choice but to play aggressive here.
147 below the damage threshold, but that first shot is going to slow them down.
Demis coming in is going to make it that much harder, but Nalu hits a haymaker on one side,
but another one breaks into the box.
Now they're scrambling back to the lobby.
They go.
Garmin Demis, a strength in numbers is real.
You hit hard.
We hit hard.
the diamond demons cannot be toppled right now.
The best part of it all,
I don't even know if they realized
that Harry was still there,
but Chap, Flixy, this is what they needed.
They find Boyle off of the reboot
and Peter Bob might just go with it.
Fortunately, Flixy's down yet again,
but Chap has closed it just enough to provide his dual.
Now they get an opportunity here.
They are getting chunked out by the zone,
but look at the extra heels they were able to get.
A mending machine not too far by.
That was a huge success for Chap and Flixty in this game.
And this is literally what we saw yesterday.
Slow start to the day, but slowly but surely ramping up.
Doesn't matter though, everything that just took place
for Darm and Demish has steadily fizzled away in moments.
It seems so promising.
You get the reverse, you get the abilities,
but they're just so below on search.
Just took too much damage in the exchange overall
from Radiant Nalo, and it's apparently left its mark.
This is going to be a tough rotation to make.
Max full.
Not going to be an easy one for some of the teams in the zone.
But for Darm now, as he makes his journey in,
still plenty to do.
Curve won't be able to stomach it.
Darm might for now.
And he does have a pathway to rotate in.
What happens to Venom though?
I mean, it's rare to see Kabul alone in situations like that.
Oh, that's what happened.
That's what happened.
You know, you probably should look away right there.
I really should.
Stop.
Shockwave into the front of the zone.
Truly costs him everything.
But sometimes you have no other option.
But it doesn't matter how much damage,
how many eliminations Darm has been able to get so far.
He's still 246 below the damage threshold.
Who is really going to beat Polish's last standing figure?
And it's Dom in the end of it.
Harry said to Frankie, hey, it's
going to be us that come out on top.
Dom making him eat his words.
Dom and Dimash, their game continues.
And it's all in the hands of Dom.
Hear the crowd getting wild already in the feed.
He'll take them down.
Paul, Pablo, Gina, just trying to move their way forward.
Dropping a cup for the extra loot that they do have
that you don't need to take with them.
You see the material?
Kind of running low here.
two elimination 440 above the damage threshold.
The main thing that is gonna take their focus
is just rotating for point A, two point B,
it's just got so drastic, that is a max pull.
But at the same time, it's one that Shino and Pablo,
they're avoiding all of the attention
with a nice wrap around the dead side.
They know that there's a couple teams trailing
just ahead of them, but at the same time,
the deal, you looking to get active inside the congestion.
The crowd is lighting up.
With a deal with you and their screens, they want to see more of the deal magic, and with them being so comfortably above surge,
this is looking and shaping up to be another magical performance.
I just can't believe that I'm watching Darv cut across the screen right now.
How is he still alive? As a solo, he is doing everything in his power to fight back in this lobby
and try to remain in contention for some serious placement points.
Sharpe is weak just ahead, but he doesn't have the opportunity to open up.
And this is a chance right near scroll.
Once again by himself, 131 below the damage threshold,
with the gap that they've been able to get in this tournament so far.
The entirety of the lobby is looking at them, hoping they go down the scroll.
Obviously making plays already from 140 plus down to 87.
He doesn't look like he's getting nervous, too, either.
They're immediately getting focused, pushed back up 171.
He just needs to buy this, and that's going to be step one,
but it's more than one team.
It's more than one player.
They're all focusing in this direction.
The entire lobby is staring him down,
and he won't be able to withstand it,
but Darv still going.
Six more points have just been collected, and Darv,
even with the search ticking away at his lifeline here,
line here. He's still waiting to see if he can strike first and come out on top. If he
finds a singular refresh, that would be everything because only three more players need to go
down for the serve to disappear. Yep, he has multiple medkits. Plenty of time because he
didn't get that max pull, but 305. That's a daunting number to look at. So that's why
he's just open across at his fingers. Three people to go down. Maybe Vico Malibuco could
get Juan Cuirama. Moving across. Lucy's going to get dropped. Romero's going to get knocked
as well. Plenty of eliminations need to be cleaned up here, but if flank comes in, team
is surprised. Shark and him try to converge back into that same box, but they still have
to rotate forward. But look at how much space they have. They're playing so much of the
lower layers, and they're looking to continue building it out, but next they want to take
over the frontside. Down to fair bones. With just 25 hp, he has to make some sort of play
play happen. If anybody can do it right now, it's got to be him. Sharknow has lost Tini.
And we know he has his eyes set on any of these weakness, but we go down. And Sharknow
takes over. That's the solo we will watch, trying to make something happen.
Yes, Joe. Why, he's kind of looked at as one of the best individual player in EUS now.
And if you look up and see it in the clouds, it's Viko, it's Malabuca.
We know what they can do on high ground and it doesn't look like any team as of now is looking up.
It's very often that you'll see them starting to really heat up as the lobbies continue to drag on before they scroll.
As a solo to shine the high from underneath, but focus is spotted out immediately.
Tom is in focus. We're trying to surprise contest on the high ground, but they'll be sniffed out immediately.
Still, Focus and Thomas managed to make their way up, but they don't have the materials to hold this.
Viko, all alone, receiving a before-all-take-off victory, leaving a resumption.
But the lobby will continue, Thomas and Focus looking to announce themselves now to the world as they step up on high.
I love this play out of them. They want to catch up, but they don't want to wait.
and so it's already over, 50-pixie, same thing could be said for them, 108 points and counting,
two eliminations, they have the pills, they have slurred, they have everything that they need,
but Skrull is still out-lasting everyone, into the top 14, if you go a little bit further,
he'll get half of the placement point.
He is a major problem for the rest of the lobby, and how can he be stopped?
He's the best impression now, to try and catch up.
Every single one of these solos making desperation plays.
Focus will fall off of height, and that leaves Thomas down.
Alone to deal with the damage, with this one build remaining,
he has a mountain to climb, Ayataka.
And the new generation, they're trying to take over, scroll.
Still going, underneath, a little bit out of sight, out of mind.
But it's only a brief moment.
They're the ones that take over frontside low.
Skrull, he has to connect.
He needs to bring down this next player, but his resides picked off by Pixie instead.
And Skrull knows his moments are limited.
He's trying to see if he can capitalize instead.
Akira and Karama finding the Elimps.
Sparing to the top nine, half of the placement points top eight.
Another one's gonna go down.
Koloz gets that elimination.
Kyrama and Akira, they're trying to dominate that layer.
But Skrull is still scrambling around.
He is the X-Factor, big shot on the Tyler, but of course, he goes down.
It's a fact of the matter that the damage has been done, if it's not me, it won't be you either.
So Akira, Kurama, will you find your moment of repulse and Acre or take it all away?
Acre and up above, looking down, applying the pressure, giving bolts the space to get involved if need be.
They need to hold on, as the rest of the lobby stories around below, they will take
Sarkos down, Minori left, fending for Crest holding on for their life.
They look like A-Cord and both, one bit up here.
He is striking them down, one by one by one.
A-Cord and both are in the driver's seat, Minori down below, just a sliver of HP,
and it's not gonna last long.
A-Cord and both, and A-Cord are on top.
And all it took was just that singular moment of these two holding down height.
Everyone else just in absolute shambles underneath, two separate lines of fire, no where left to run, so of course the victory out is all theirs.
Guys, you just got a victory royale in game 4, but it feels like you're just chilling, it feels like you just played a practice game from that reaction.
I wasn't like a practice game, but you know, we took height in the end and we're beaming a lot of people with our AR
So it felt like a really smooth game. Hey, Corners idea. What's going through your mind when you're looking up?
You're seeing the chaos unfold. What are you saying defaults in that moment?
How'd you get the timing right? It was actually him that made the height call
I was just waiting for him so look at it
You know, we were trying to chop it and then he made the decision trusted him
I would say it's 50-50, sometimes to me, sometimes to Zaycorn, but in the end, we've got the win.
Now, the two of you now on form, on fire, but this is a stacked lobby.
Do you think consistency is something you can achieve?
Of course, it's always got to be consistent. You know, it's a mental game.
We're doing bad, we won the game, now we're back in it to win it.
The mentality is clearly strong, and getting a win is something you can achieve.
We wanted the game, now we're back in it to win it.
The mentality is clearly strong
and getting stronger with these two.
We're going to take a short break.
When we come back, we'll be talking about all the actions so far.
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I would never leave you and a
sorry about that. I don't know
how that got back on my face
there. Unbiasing back. Uh,
crazy stuff out of a quarter
ball. I'm not going to let you
get past that. I've never seen
someone switch up so fast so
many times. You want what EU
and a EU and a I mean, to be
fair, it is going back and
forth in terms of who's winning
these matches. But let's take a
look at some of these highlights
of acorn and. Balls many minor.
I know you're a fan of this
team. Yeah, absolutely. This is
a great team and a team that
team and a team that we've actually finally seen come alive here in these
endings, finally getting that big win that we know that they can do and
absolutely huge for this team. They were coined as NA's last hope coming into
this weekend and we've seen already that there are other NA teams that are
capable. The way they took height here, classic
Acorn and Bolts gameplay, really nicely done right there as well.
And we spoke about it earlier on about these zones. They were very, very good
when they got favourable zones in upper bracket. This one, not a favourable zone.
So this is a very south zone.
So they're still performing now.
They've figured it all out.
I'm playing up from heights of cancer.
Great game.
Yeah, there's big news.
I mean, in terms of expectations,
this is one of the duos that has the highest expectations
on NA to come out on top.
I'm almost surprised that it's taken so long to see them get
a match like this.
But I'm sure after this, they are
going to bump themselves incredibly high up that leader
board.
And it's also a bit of that confidence boost
that they might have needed.
I don't know if Acorn could have more confidence.
He came out with confidence at the top of the show.
We had that moment to interview with them.
You just say, hey, I'm ready.
Be ready.
It's great to see, obviously, and eight eliminations as well.
Massive out of the duo.
Now, let's take a look at the standing sky and roll.
They continue the dominant.
This is why so many fans, players, us, were like, yeah,
I think these guys are probably a big contender
to go ahead and walk away with the win.
Obviously, TD and Shark right behind,
but more on that in a moment, because sky and scroll,
the game. And he's been
playing for a while. Again we
put scroll any solo clutch
situation and he delivers. He
always delivers in the solo
clutch situations. It seems
like today has been a day of
these big solo clutches and he
needed to make it happen. Of
course, there was a lot of
teams that were up there on
the standings that of course
went down to a solo player. We
saw it with shark also
clutching up as a solo. So I
mean, when it comes to a
happening. If this can still keep happening for them, they're looking really, really strong.
Where's the chink in there? I don't see it. I mean, it's working. I know Sky is just as
capable to make these solo clutches happen, but for now, scroll has been looking unstoppable.
When I think back at EU in general, you know, the knowledge at the top previously has been
a bit gate kept, but Sky and scroll coming from not being these, you know, tied in players
in the world. So I like to see
the solo clutches, but I want to
see a duo win from them. I want
to see both of them, you know,
pop off to one of these end
games. I like that sky rock.
It's it. Yeah, I intended
right, right? But even in that
game, like I was looking back at
sort of their early game
situation. It kind of went back
to that strategy that we know
they like to do, but I think
the game. It's a little bit
different from the early game
situation. It kind of went back
to that strategy that we know
they like to do sky up in that
search tower up in that base,
looking for a lot of those tags
around their POI because, of
course, that zone did start to
fall down to the south and
instead of scroll just looking
for all of that loot and
refarming. He was also looking
for tags inside of battle with
Boulevard. So little tiny
adjustments to the strategy
that's worked so well for them
and in this end game, of course,
they made it there and we know
what happens when they do. Yeah,
something that we even heard
the game. He's a great
player. He's a great job with
that analyst analyst that you
did on the illustrator, but he
was bringing up the sky and
scroll throughout the divisional
cups throughout the heats
through even the major finals.
They kind of had the same
strategy in terms of off spawn
getting searched and even who
they're tagging in early the
midgame. Now the question was,
are they going to kind of get
contested? Are people going to
that's what they're saying. And
it almost happened game one
actually today when one of them
got picked. I forget where it
was, but they quickly came back
from that haven't had too many
issues at all. And they've been
overcoming these hurdles as the
day has been going on. So it
hasn't been super easy for them,
but they've still done an
amazing job of keeping
themselves at the top of that
leaderboard. It looks good,
right? It looks good. It looks
crazy. Obviously this being the
we still have things that we
need to do. I wanted to
highlight here, of course,
the Kira Karama had a bit of a
moment from them in this last
game, so. A place up five
places, right? So again, it's
just going to take one game to
try and rise up the standings,
you know, as we start to kind
of hit that halfway point,
though, boys, I'm sure these
players are all kind of starting
to think the same thing. If I'm
up in that top 10, okay, we
just got to stay the course.
that. We're going to have to
make sure that we have 15
false spots. If we're outside of
that many working it, dude, we
have four games, which they
please one extra game. Yes, but
still we need to make something
happen. Yeah, this is something
that's really unique to this
sort of like land format. We're
not used to seeing this is
usually like when and that's
like the main thing that you're
playing for, but here you're
playing for that top 15 and
for a Kira grandma. It's really
nice to see them actually
performing at this level on
this stage because they're a
team that have so much
the end of the year. And
they're not going to win it.
They're not going to win it.
Yes, individual tournaments.
They've been incredible, but
just overall, we haven't seen
that massive dominating
performance from them. So for
them, that can kind of play
into their favor this weekend.
And today, I should say, because
they can just play their end
games as they have been. They
don't need to set the world
on fire. They don't need to
try and necessarily win the
entire thing, which of course
they will try. You're not
going to not want to win it,
but it gets to a point where
you think, right, let's just
try to solidify that top 15,
and they're a really, really
good team of doing it
consistently, making the
that we've had with the most
controller players, and there's
only three duos that are both
controller players playing
together. One of them is Akira
and Garama, and eight put themselves
in top 10 so far. I know the
French fans and eight fans are
incredibly happy to see that
performance, especially in that
last game getting closer and
closer to the top end of that
leaderboard. Absolutely, bro.
Now, of course, it being half
of the players kind of take a
deep breath, head back on over.
They have a little bit of a break
here. We'll be looking to
readjust look at things.
whatever they need to do, right?
Because with four games left to go,
we'll have to keep this fight going.
Now, Thomas HD as well for that moment,
saw him on height and made my eyes blit up.
I was like, yes, Thomas,
you know, not sure what led up to focus being eliminated.
Thomas having been to kind of solo clutch a little bit,
but look at this, man, just seeing him on high ground,
it just, it took me all the way back.
Yeah, I think they got chopped out there,
was it focused and then went down to full damage in the end,
that. I mean, I'm not sure
what's going to happen, but
Thomas HT clutching up a few
extra points right here. I feel
like we haven't really seen them
too much. Although they're on
decent points. It hasn't been
like an amazing performance from
very similar to what we saw when
it came down to major one in
EU. They were sort of in and
around those end games
performing well, but they never
had that massive game
performance that we expect and
that we can come to expect from
Thomas and focus because I mean
the names both of them have been
performing so well. When's it
going to happen, Thomas? When's
the last two games in a row.
2024 global championship. Thomas
Hc got second place, adding, you
know, to the four second places
he has an FNCS major finals, the
four third places he has 11 top
fives. I mean, Thomas has been
around. He's one of two players
playing today that qualified
both of the 2019 World Cup and
also this summit major land
do it up with focus who is kind
the shot gun at their POI.
I'm liking what I'm seeing from this duo.
They started off a little rough earlier on the season,
but they've been looking incredibly strong recently.
So one big game is all I'm hoping for.
That's right.
That's what we can't forget, right?
It's just going to take one really great game
to kind of turn all of this round.
Wanted to take a moment here to highlight.
This has been a fantastic week and a four night.
Cameraman, can you get this over here?
Look at this, this whole little section here
has been our co-streamer boost.
If you've been falling along with them,
they've had a fantastic time.
So many showing what Aussie is that you?
Aussie, Aussie, come up here.
Aussie, yo, Bucky, you want to come up here?
You want to come here, Bucky?
Yeah, just him, just you.
Aussie, come here, come here, come here, come here, come here.
We got to get him up here.
You know, you've heard from us.
You've been able to hear our thoughts.
Why don't we get Aussie Antics up here.
Fan favorite, he's so cool, so handsome, so tall.
Come on.
Come on. Don't be shy, Ozzy. Don't be shy.
Everyone's here to see us.
You know, it's here to see anybody else.
Just you.
Hello.
Hello, I know.
I don't know why you wouldn't know,
but maybe you don't know.
And that's okay. This is Ozzy antics.
Ozzy, what have you made of the first half
of the competition so far?
It's been good.
I mean, I was talking to my chat about this.
I think this is the most stacked lobby
in the history of Fortnite.
And I think we're seeing that.
Like anyone can take it.
I was trying to predictions last night.
There's about 10 teams.
I think they could win this
and no one should be surprised.
I mean, we've never seen that
before. Hmm. Yeah. I mean, we
saw you do some predictions on
stream earlier on. Uh I want to
know how those sort of shape it
up now halfway through the
phone. They're looking okay.
You're looking okay at sky and
scroll up there. That was good.
I'd shark and teeny up there.
I had them both getting top
three. So I'm feeling good. Nice
my people your prediction.
Basically everyone had faith
into NA had cold and rapid
winning it. Yeah, I had Peter
So I basically shouldn't have had any faith in NA.
You think that's what would you think is the biggest surprise
that you've seen today in the finals?
Biggest surprise I've seen so far in the finals today.
I mean, Curvin' Venor getting contested.
I did not see that coming.
That was crazy.
I mean, they're handling it pretty well.
Outside of that, I think Shadow and Virgo were looking incredible.
Again, they're kind of always a dark horse
when everyone talks about them until they also got contested.
Yeah, that's tough, right?
Going back to Curvin' Venor, right?
How do you think, how would you imagine
you have a plan to come in and then 15 minutes
you're like, Hey, guess what?
I honestly thought it was like the usual
veins, which we see. Like you guys know you've
been in the past. You hit the little I need to
offspawn on surprise contest. And if you
don't do it, I thought Venom was doing that. I was
so sure. And I was like, he's just saying that
he's on the he's on the microphone. He's in the
player room. No one can test him. And that's
always contest. I mean, it's hard and you got
to feel for curve as well. Yeah, first ever
land. He just won FNCS doing incredible. But
I think they can bring it back. We know Venom's
a day two player doesn't have a day to
I mean, it's been impressive.
Right. A lot of these sort of
newer, coming players to
Lance, of course, shark. We
saw having a great performance
so far today. Solo clutching as
well. You would have watched a
lot of these up and coming
fortnight players up and coming
talents. How proud are you of
these sort of players that are
just new to the stage here? I
mean, sky and scroll has been
like the viewer that I've been
like, they're like my do. I've
got some up and so long now. I
actually predicted them slightly
lower because I was worried
about Venom outside of that. We
all watch the EU grants like
that. I mean, we're going to
have a lot of players that
We all have the same. Yeah,
you go. You go outside of that.
We all watched you. Grant like
they looked incredible. But
honestly, I'm super proud and
even shark as well. I think the
thing I'm most proud of the
shark is I've seen him in the
player room. Got to hang out
and lovely kid. He's so humble
as well. Like he's had so much
expectation coming into this
and he hasn't got an ego about
it. He's just stayed humble,
respectful, even though it's
trying to be like, you know,
you first clicks. Like, hey,
feeling about that. He didn't
call. Didn't want to smack
top. It was just like. I'm
I mean, they're having a good
time. They're enjoying it a lot.
I had a little like teaser
announcement. I don't know if
I'm allowed to like tease the
announcement. I tease on stream.
They're still trying to guess
what that is. A little like
something coming up. Um, they
been loving it. Honestly, they
love the show of my chat. I
think also very just walked in
on competitive. This is again
the best love we've seen in such
a long time. It's having our
faces like clicks and savage
here, but you get to see the
best, the best go at it in a
one day format. There's high
design. That's very real. Bro.
Well, thank you so much. Before
we let you go, obviously you've
got your stream going on right
now. You've got bucket. You
You've got bucket. You had savage. You're up there as well. Yep. What if you wanted a perspective?
This is where to go. Anything you'd love to say to the fans out there anything you want to say?
I mean, I want fans. Thank you so much for giving me the dream job.
There's always is incredible. I get to call this a career. I travel all day from Australia for this.
I wouldn't do anything else, but also I want to give a shout out to other co-streamers.
They've all been phenomenal this week. We've had so many people together.
Boob's been killing it. Facts has been killing it. Leo and Ma are like the collaborative effort
from all the content creators to bring the most out of this land has been amazing.
So please check them out as well. It's been incredible.
Thank you so much, bro. We are so excited that you were a thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you this guy forever
Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate it for sure. Oh, yeah, take that. Yeah, go ahead. Drop it right there. Don't worry about we'll take care of it
Ozzie antics everybody. Thank you again to Ozzie. Frankie is apparently standing by. Let's go check in with her and see how things are going
Thank you so much. I had to ask sky and scroll what it's been like for them so far
They're currently number one on the leaderboard
board. But Sky, game one started with you having to reboot Skrull. Talk me through what happened.
I mean Skrull got camped on in a bush. It was a bad mistake. We should have been prepared and yeah,
it won't happen again. And went on to reboot and then I died to a stone sickness but Skrull
touched up the game. And this is the thing. You guys have pivoted so well because after that first
game we haven't seen that happen again. But what we have seen Skrull is you continuing to clutch
notably a second place finish. You were on your own for multiple zones. How are you able to focus
and have such awareness of everything around you when you're on your own? I mean every time I'm
in in game I'm just full locked in and I just enjoy playing on stage. You enjoy just having to go
full throttle and save yourself for your teammate Sky. When you are on your own though at the two
of you still communicating how does that work? Can I tell you? When you're on your own is Sky giving
you any input? He's giving me all the input I need. And so for you now we've got this half-time reset.
How do you reset? We have some resets that always probably introduce us to and we can look through
the games and kind of try and expect what the other people around us are going to do for the
last four and just prepare. And I did notice you on stage between games. You had your eyes closed,
you having that Zen moment and I think I should let you have another one of those now. So let's
head back to the desk. Thank you so much Frankie. Love to see Skye and Skrull there.
You know it's tough. The competition is tough. It's not like Skye was just like,
hey Skrull take over. Go ahead and go wild. It's like, hey man, something's happening.
Other duels are making moves and Skrull is put in this situation but when you can have a teammate
like Skrull who's like, hey everything's fine. I believe in you. Just go and he does is sick.
Yeah, this is a duo that I've played together for so long.
You have to have that trust in your teammate,
and that's something that they built up so often.
When the teammate is solo clutching like that,
it makes it so much easier when you just know you can trust it.
If there's a team out up here that I'm just, you know...
Yeah!
Okay, let's just let...
Let's just enjoy this.
A hundred and thirty-six points as a solo ticker.
So we could actually add Pixie, add BoT,
and that would still be less pointless
than how much Skrull has solo clutch today.
I mean, we knew both sky and
scroll were capable of this,
but doing it on an international
stage, as he said it himself,
the most stacked lobby we've
probably ever seen in fortnight
competitive. I mean, words can
even describe how impressive
that is. Yeah, and I really
liked it in that interview
right there. Actually skies
first answer to Frankie's
question in the, of course,
their first game. He went down.
He had that bush. They got
lurked on. They got keyed. He
his approach to his reaction
I think that's a key element to the fact that they have slept together for so long because so often in fortnight you think oh
Something didn't go well switch out the duo. We'll try again next time. It was kind of brush over the mistake and not learn from it
Whereas this you overwork the fact that sky right there. You saw little insight into his mindset. It's like yeah, okay
They took us out there. We didn't do enough homework. We didn't make it count
It's not gonna happen again
And that's the way that they're my friends
I think that's a key element to the fact that they have slept together for so long because so often in fortnight you think oh
that we didn't make it count.
It's not going to happen again.
And that's the way that their mindset carries them through.
And that's why they've been able to stay together so long
and find all their success.
Beautifully done.
Let's take a look at the standings.
I've got to look at them.
And this is like, we have to continue to dissect as much
as we can, especially when we have just a moment to breathe.
Acorn and Bolts obviously jumping up the seven places.
We did talk about them before getting them some big royale.
But look just below, boys.
the end. Swizzie up to four
places. He's creeping in there.
Right? He's Yeah, it's not 268
points, but we're saying pretty
dang close. If sky and scroll
were to make a mistake of any
kind, you could see someone like
a Swizzie and pixie jumping up.
Yeah, it's amazing to see. I
think the best way to describe
this Joe is sort of a sleeping
giant in the phrase of EU
because these guys haven't been
putting up necessarily the
amazing performances that we
know that they can do. But
when they get on that stage,
they can go in. Vodra view.
This is when they come alive
and they feel alive to call. So
they're looking at two and then
look. Yeah, 100% I mean, there's
a lot of talk on, you know,
Swizzi being the only global
champion out of the three to
be here at the summit land where
it, you know, got to pipe up
pixie as well. He was also at
that global championship. He
also performed at a top level
and with four more matches to go.
I'm excited to see if they can
continue climbing. That's right,
man. I'm excited to see this
interview. Frankie is sitting by
by with Swizzipixie right now. Thank you so much. Swizzie you were just saying to me you don't feel
like it's going amazingly but you're four from the leaderboard. Yeah. Yeah you're doing incredibly
well but you feel like you're just getting warmed up. I mean because the beginning the best
lose so I'm not really I think you're doing good. I think we can do better. Yeah. And is four games
enough to do that if you think of those four games like a day two like back in major one
yeah because we saw what you did in major one right you remember
i've got to remember yeah you flew up the leaderboard you hit w and you went up because
right now we're not seeing that many eliminations from you and pixie you're an elimination king
so is that the plan for the last four games maybe we'll do our best um yeah we're gonna look over
some of the mistakes that we're doing get kills and then well you are uncontested though pixie
do you think that's almost an issue for you i mean i think it's fine both ways so where are you
gonna get those eliminations from who are you hunting down boys just on anyone for weekend
you're just gonna go through a stroll through the map pixie and just anyone you find they're out of
I love the lobby. Yeah. Yes.
I love to hear it. Four more
games to go. As I said, boys,
it's day two. Let's head back
to the desk. Look, I believe
right. Swizzing Pixie. You know
what I'm saying? Again, we've
already discussed the length.
It only takes one really good
game now. Something you know
what I'm going to say. Love
it. So I'm going to steal it
from Levin. All right, Swizzing
Pixie. They tend to heat up
better on the second day. We
the game. We're in a good
position on the leaderboard.
He was like, Yeah, we're
involved, but there's still
got so much to give. There's
so much left in the tank. It
feels like with this, Joe, and
that's been the way that the
narrative has been for them
throughout this entire season.
They're so good. They have so
much skill. They have so much on
paper capability. You know,
they're so much on paper
capability. They're so much
on paper capability. They're
so much on paper capability.
They're so much on paper
capability. They're so much
on paper capability. So
the game. We're not going to
be on paper capabilities. But
when it comes down to in the
game, just falling short
slightly. Luckily for them
because they're so good
falling short is still in that
top 15. Yeah, exactly because
if you do get top 15 and you
qualify yourself to the global
championships. You heard when
Swizzy was talking, he said,
you know, we're not doing good
enough because you know a player
like Swizzy a player like
pixie. They want to get first
not only that beautiful trophy with a crown you can detach and put on it's also that golden ticket to the global championship if you get top 15 on that leaderboard.
Yeah, I almost wonder how many duos you know because again, I think another layer we maybe don't talk about a lot is the experience right being able to show up in this environment and get a taste of global right the pressure at
pressure at the levels is going
to be double triple as intense,
right? So kind of being able to
come in and just say, like, we
don't, we may not even need to
strike for first. Let's just
make sure we secure a spot and
continue to earn the experience
while we show there it won't be
as hot under these lights.
Yeah, it's like getting that
experience, getting those reps
in earlier on in the season earlier
on the year. It's like this is
something that they're not
necessarily used to. And there's
was even pixie in particular.
They sort of go against the
grain if you like with how EU
of this year and the
in the U when this entire
was sort of like a lot of the
new coming players coming on
through. Whereas these guys
are sort of just veteran
players that have been at that
top level combining up and
performing well here on land,
so it's they can qualify
through into that top 15
expecting big things on the
global as well. That's what I
love so much about this major
one summit land. I mean,
we're at the start of the
year. We just getting started.
We finished major one. We
still have a whole year of
No little competition hidden in there, so it is going to be a lot of fun.
I don't know nothing about that, don't ask me.
But what I do know is we ask the players about GC and what they have to look forward to.
It's like so.
We're all on to qualify for the Global.
It's the four night event of the year, like every time.
It's very important to get top 15 because you secure your LAN spot for the end of the
year.
You're perfect.
Over there having the spot secured takes a little bit of pressure from Major to Major 3.
Forming well is going to change everything.
You'll have an easier way of being unconsisted, so it's like it's not going to pick throughout the whole year.
I like the 8-game format.
It gives people less of a chance to overview and to play the tournament.
Even if you're 30th place, you're definitely a 10-elimination win.
I mean, it's so good because anyone could qualify for it and just play your game and see what ends on top.
The biggest score is still in top 15 and I'm not going to lie.
And the day that's put for playing for now is just you do it or you don't.
I know we'll easily qualify for the AGC,
and so we're gonna be the half-crust.
I think some teams might hide drafts in upper bracket or low bracket
to save them for the finals.
In six games, we don't have that time to adapt,
but for eight, so many things can change.
I'm underestimated as the Middle East girl,
so this map remains very important.
I hope I can show everyone a meal.
The global spot is so important that it could change the whole year.
The atmosphere here is so much hype.
I dreamed of winning brands, winning global.
I'm 100% sure we're qualifying for the global championship.
It's like once in a lifetime thing.
We're the best global club.
We can send you a close bounce.
And here we get under the pressure.
I just want to form well and improve myself a lot.
the game. We're going to have
a little bit of a break.
Pretty cool stuff. And you know
what else school the stadium is
yelling out for some of their
favorite players as they are
trying to return back on the
stage. They're finding their
seats and will shortly be
boarding the battle bus once
again as we continue to pick up
the competition. But in case you
miss it, don't forget Friday.
We have a beautiful graphic for you guys. Don't forget we are going to Antwerp Belgium. That's right. September 26 and 27.
Pre-registration for the tickets is available. We see here is all major two some new dates. Last chance has been changed.
So we got August 3rd through 14th there and then a stokato is kind of teasing.
Yes solo question mark. Don't know what that is. Don't worry about it. We'll talk about that more later down the road.
Don't even worry about that. And of course in case you missed it.
the game. You know, it's a
really good game. Um and of
course, in case you haven't
read the blog, there's also
this other thing that some
changes to rank like unreal
legend rank and the acts of
unreal this brand new rank. If
you want to hop in and show how
good you are at the game. This
is how you do it. Unreal
legends and look at this
beautiful. I'm talking. Beautiful
I mean, I'm sure a lot of players, a lot of you watching today are going to not only see how high this international event has been, but also with this roadmap in mind, not only can you start grinding for Unreal Legends, start grinding for the acts, but also grinding for the next upcoming competitions.
We still got another land at the end of the year. We've got more majors to play out, a lot more fun competitions.
I'm also looking forward to, of course, the power rankings in case you didn't check that out.
It's a way for competitive players. It's basically the resident may write launches on the fifth
Don't check it out the blog has a ton of information for you. Okay now getting ready. We've got a lock back into this competition
All right, let's bring up these standing
Let's start talking about teams who are on the bubble
So remember we want to hit top 50 if you want to qualify through to GC right now
Lexi holding down that 15 spot with
that's not enough. We need to
continue pushing. We need to
try and get as many points as
we can. But even someone like
cold and rapid dropping down the
six places right while someone
like golden nose and jump up the
seven places like guys, this is
super volatile right now. Yeah,
well, the benefit of it being an
eight game format is that we're
at the halfway point here. We
still have four more games that
goes that lead award is going to
left here about this leaderboard.
So, Carlton, what were you actually fist bumping about?
You know, I saw a Spanish drill,
maybe up there in the top 15.
No bias here.
Okay, no bias, but it went a game yesterday,
so who knows what'll happen.
Speaking about winning games,
all the wins today have been EU and NA central teams.
We've had in a land composition before a Brazil team win,
but there hasn't been a win from Middle East, from Asia.
There has not been a lot, even from OCE.
So I'm hoping that one of these next games, we've got four more games.
What do you do?
I've got to lock in and make it happen.
Yeah.
And I think the team that could do that, it's Alex and reckless.
They are just walking by me right now.
So whether those know what I'm saying, I'm not just saying it because they're there.
But he didn't actually know it.
But no, I generally think they're playing incredibly well today, you know,
showing up on the big stage.
They have what it takes to win games.
We've seen them on height.
We've seen them in these end games.
They're making big plays to go for it.
And I'm right with you, Takata.
I really want to see one of these smaller region teams picking up a victory around because what's a moment that would be for not only everyone in this arena, but everyone back home as well.
It'll be cheering them on. Yeah, I know I look like I completely agree with you. That would absolutely be sick. But on screen, we got sky scroll. Right. How do we get a victory out when they scan in our way when they are the ones who say they're
and I'm gonna go back to the
right. And I can prove it to
you. Check out this session
summary most eliminations
damaged dealt scroll solo
clutch points scroll. I mean,
yes, I'd love to see it would
be so high. But man, Sky is
called are currently
dominating. I love it. I mean
to add on to what you were
saying earlier. Many is how
they reacted to when Frank it
was speaking to them. They
had some issues in Game One.
that. Like Ben was saying, when
he was breaking down kind of
the strats of North Boulevard,
they haven't really been
countered much in major finals
and heats in this cups. They're
finally getting countered. But
the best thing is doesn't even
matter. They're moving forward
through these counters. They're
adapting in real time, and
they've just had a little
halftime session to bottom view
study lock back in. And by the
way, it's looking. I mean,
they're looking to hold on to
that number one spot. The funny
he was on the scroll wheel
bind for his bills. Ah, and it
was always a bit of a movie.
It's like scroll doesn't build
because it's so difficult for
to scroll through all the bills.
He was a top tier player when
he was on the scroll wheel
bind for his full actually
scrolling through his bills.
He's switched off of that as
of quite recently. It just
makes me wonder what if he made
that switch sooner? We actually
made that switch sooner. We are
seeing prime scroll gameplay
this weekend already unbelievable
and them together as a duo, not just Skrulls,
sky by his side as well,
having someone that you've played with for so long,
just allowing you to have the freedom
to do what you do best.
It's quick to see.
Speaking about sooner, I mean,
I love to see young talent like Shark and Keeney play
as well as they are.
I mean, favorites coming in to today,
I was wondering, is the pressure gonna get to them?
The practice matches before this event even started,
it was not going their way.
I don't think they even won a single off-spawn,
but they quickly locked in when it mattered the most.
I mean, Shark is a player that just in 2026,
he has more earnings than 24 and 25 combined.
The, you know, how quickly he's been able to jump
to the top alongside Tini.
I think the first time they even took storm surge damage
throughout this whole tournament was game three today.
So they're playing incredibly well,
currently in second place,
looking to see if they could push two to first.
Crazy stuff, man.
So many of these duels,
there's sudden rise to stardom, right?
Like how will that impact them?
and if we can walk away with, you know, even someone like Sharkantini suddenly showing up, giving themselves a win,
that's going to be a crazy boost out to the confidence.
Something vivid brought up the day one in upper bracket was the fact that this is kind of the first time we've ever had a competition where
we've gone from a season into a land environment on the same season, right?
So it's interesting that Sky is rolling, even Sharkantini are being so dominant.
We're kind of already seen some of their strategies.
And it just doesn't matter.
Right?
They're just like, hey, we're Shark, we're Teeny, we're Sky,
we're Skrull, we're still at the top of the leaderboard.
Hopefully, we've developed some kind of plans
to try and get in their way.
But I'm getting word that games are ready.
Hornet fan, let's jump back into the competition
with our casters.
Hopefully, you guys at home took that moment
to get some snacks and refresh yourself
Because this action has been out of this world and you've got to go ahead and scroll probs
I know they were doing it on the desk, but he has been playing insane
I mean you have to remember after the EU grants the community crowned sky as the MVP for his solo clutching
Scroll is showing him up right now with just how
He has been when it continued in the back half of the games. That's where you find out
And look, I understand it now, okay?
Skrull was a solo series champion for a reason,
but the fact of the matter is he is just looking
like a different beast entirely in today's lobbies,
but who's going to be the team to step up
and try to shut them down?
The scariest thing about Sky and Skrull
is how good Scrooge is currently playing.
We all know Skye can do the same thing too.
So the second he takes a beat, maybe he decides after the halftime,
but I'm gonna chill a bit.
You can never be too safe Jacob, when I will be too up in this movie.
Can they remain consistent throughout eight games though?
Back on over the pipe, we know what happened at time and time again.
Flixie, he's able to get the first drop, there goes the nod.
Third party's coming in, out of nowhere.
And it's right there a shot to the heart for chap and flixie because the drop was flawless they had beat resigns and tinka full output where it's and kiddo oh they've got a whole new strategy cooking and it's worth against chap with the entirely another German favorite fall in here as reason we'll need his demise a very very tough situation to be in early but after that break
But after that break between game four and the one you're at now,
they had plenty of time to rework their strategy.
But it's just so crazy to think everyone knew, everyone's been strategizing,
everyone's been planning for the countermeasures.
But the fact of the matter is when it's so on the fly,
when it's happening in the same day, it's so much more difficult to be able
to actually meet every single one of those expectations.
You're just constantly guessing and checking.
They're getting those elimination get there probably didn't see this one coming they soar from above it doesn't even look like he was playing there in that moment not sure what happened but he's getting the first one to fall in a 2v1 situation against Volusi and Zangy that one's going to be an easy wipe back over to latte it was incredibly messy in the first four games of the day
After people have had a moment to chill in the halftime,
it looks a bit more quiet here in game number five.
And hopefully for NA fans, that works in favor of Richel,
Ager's, Henry and Cooper,
and gives them the best chance of rising in the standings.
After a certain point, you just have to chuck it up
to where is the line going to be drawn in the sand.
And for Ager's and Richel, they realize that they're going to need
They're going to need a little bit more if they want to try and overcome for top 15.
And how many times have we seen Pablo and Chino doing this?
Didn't see it coming. Give that guy a map. Pablo and Chino are on their way and it looks like
Sark and Timi are looking to replicate that as well. Yeah they heard the noise that was going
down over here. Skyjump and Momsi had just finished a fight and that's been a thing about
Shark and Tini. They've been playing well but they had had some struggles when it comes to
to storm search, so you're seeing them
and a few other teams to start this game already
switching things up to try to fix what was it working.
There's a lot of VOD footage out there on Monzy
and Skyjump hanging out in the forest.
So for somebody like Teeny, it is not shocking to think
that they would have come up with the formula
to try and take those two out.
Speaking of formulas, hopefully Pete and Poyer
have been cooking something up.
Two of their biggest names we saw
the last duo land just how impressive they were and though we are far removed from that
we know they still have the ability with this type of loot in hand both of them with gold
shotguns if they do have to falsify a jaykub you've got to think it's in their favor.
Yeah right now you can kind of see that they were able to loot up very very quickly they
got those legendary fishing spots that might as well for so getting a strong load out mud's
It's going to be easy, but Fenno falls again.
Teyuz and Kim Biar, they've been on a roll
on this side of the map.
Now Curve with his pack up against the wall once more.
Curve, the young superstar on NA Central
getting a chance of a lifetime playing with Fenno.
They won the NA FNCS, but this weekend,
particularly Championship Sunday,
I got to wonder where it all went wrong.
Look, the Brazilian fans might be outnumbered here
in Germany, but we just heard them getting plenty rowdy
for what just took place on our screens.
But now, it's all about Peterbock and Boyo.
Can they overcome?
They're looking to see if they could strike
first elimination here at Humble Hills.
Putting pressure down is exactly what they do best.
You see how they're approaching this fight differently, Levin.
They're not just bulldozing into the box.
They made one, two, many mistakes
at the first half of the day.
So even them are taking a different approach to the game.
Yeah, that team, I'd even argue they don't look
as comfortable right now.
Trying to find the opening,
most of it is easy, though,
not giving them that room,
not giving them any sort of opportunity.
No mistakes made, and so Pete and Pollo do the right thing.
They back off, and they're just going
to have to try and run it back another time with another duo.
These guys will not be an easy fish.
Makes sense.
You don't want to keep trying to force blocks where they won't
fit, and you don't want to overextend.
You're welcome.
Pete, Pollo, better off faring, trying to maybe switch up,
maybe push further into the forest direction,
even a little bit north of where Squibby is at.
See if Skyejup and Monty could be victimized there.
be careful if you go over there though. That's where shark and teeny lurk around. And they are not a
team you want to fight if you're not at your 100% best sweetie pixie. It starts to heat up this weekend
and T'wai is feeling the effect of that. Can this duo be the surprise team that pushes
Sky and Skrull? Maybe one of the other doers up there through the very end.
There is just so many doers though. You look at 268 points on a leaderboard at the halfway mark
And if you are not in that hundred point threshold range, it's very difficult to start thinking about realistically overtaking them.
Instead, it ships. Focus is top 15. And for Pixie and Swizzy, they're still within that striking range.
So it makes total sense that they're looking for every opportunity to rack up elimination points because the placements are soon to follow.
And that's the only thing we know for sure, especially for a team like Swizzy and Pixie.
When they turn it on, they can pick up those eliminations when it matters.
But they're being very, very precise about how they want to approach the situation.
They know sides and scurry are holding down that Mending Machine.
So instead of fighting it, they're just going to take their damage and leave.
Karama, Akira rotating through again.
And all of their teams that kind of would usually stick towards the south side of the map
are kind of making quick and early rotations trying to get into the zone.
With the way these storm surge changes this year,
you're seeing how it affects the gameplay and the differences from Global's until now.
This is sort of in the name of the game though for Akira and Karamo all day.
They've just kind of been testing the waters, gauging whether or not some of these
surprise opportunities actually pan out in their favor, but for all these other duos,
ones like Viko and Malibuca, we know what they are capable of.
We're just waiting for that highlight showing.
The toughest thing, and you can ask Pablo and Chino about this,
the toughest thing about being in a battle against Sky and Skrull
is they don't slow down, they don't misstep to overcome them.
They're gonna have to have quite the game.
Vickro Manabuco are capable of it,
but they still have plenty of other top competitors.
In between them and that first place slot,
it's gonna have to be a ramp up in momentum.
Focussin' here, if they were the ones
kind of working over on this side of the map,
you see why?
Drained out of all of their extra heels,
you gotta think Tiggs and Daddykush in the same spot.
No extra HP down to the goal, so they're going to go ahead and try to take control of this vending machine.
Yakko and Panzer are on top of that hill as well, not too far out.
So three teams around, painted planks, all still having to rotate in.
Neither one of them wanted to give up an inch because they know their opposition could take a mile.
But you saw it, you remember, this is Yakko and Panzer's home base.
Focuss and Hero, they were originally contesting Epic Well and Pump.
We all saw that that was not fairing in their favor, not even the slightest, so they wanted to shift the plan.
They're trying to find new opportunities, but that's thrown so many issues.
Not just for Yavgol and Panzer, who now have a lot of their coverage left to try and reclaim,
but Viko Malibuka.
They're now taking more surge tags from that quick well and pump for feeling a little bit more bold, being uncontested.
You had to advance them, just try to rotate through the south side of battle with Boulevard.
But just for you to see a little bit of the difficulties, they're still taking damage all along the way.
Yeah, we've seen these guys landing south of Battlewoods.
Definitely was always going to be a difficult day to be had,
even with Beno Curve fighting King and Tails.
It was always going to be rough.
Shadow and Virgo, right now, doing everything in their power
to keep LA still in this battle for first.
Overhead shots kind of just indicating everyone's really inside the calm before the storm.
Dmish, Darm, holding out.
They've had so many instances of just getting cut short.
In the early game, when they've been trying to prioritize being able to build up some
form of a buffer zone, now it's all about just getting the recovery points online.
You have to remember all season all chapter long really since tip-top dares was removed.
They haven't really had a true drop spot to call home.
So here today it was anticipated that they'd have to shift things up constantly.
We're towards Sandy Strip.
We typically see this as a moment of rotation.
We're staying in the zone.
They're trying to use it to heal up just a little bit so that I have to dig deep into the pockets
and pull up the pizza or the chug jug.
Chug Chug looking back spotted out Chino and Pablo neither one of them wanted to take a shot
They want to stay and keep their position relatively unknown because as you rotate out of sandy strip
You have a bar distance to go and you don't want to be tagged up all along the way and lose your storm surge damage
Why bother drawing attention to yourself if it's not necessary Chino and Pablo or another one of those duo's that sure it might be a
90-ish point disparity between themselves and sky and scroll, but we've seen what they are capable of
They know how to deliver a huge point conversion match.
And I'm like some of the other teams,
like Curve on our screens here,
who are having to deal with all these mix ups
and shake ups in their game plan
and their strategy.
Pablo Chino, able to play their game.
That gives them the best possible shot.
Most of it is, if we've seen some of the struggles
they have had in the mid game,
running into tight ends of different regions,
And they perceive a thing in it.
Sky, Scrope.
And no one search for Volko.
And so that's going to cause a bit of desperation.
He's going to try and force the issue.
Conringed Volko.
It's a necessity for them to fight this fight.
There's not too many targets around the actual spot where they're at now.
There are 115 Bobo.
They're not taking the Amateur Sports Search yet.
But Air Flue, if they don't get what they need.
Right shot by Volko that's gonna get them 23 above the damper threshold.
Moonskyne scrolls down that need a pour along with them, but he answers the call again.
Skrull will not be denied in this tournament.
Picks up the elam.
Siphon keeping him healthy, which is huge.
Just when you fall cringe and Volko may be at the upper hand on the Danes.
Skrull reminding everyone why today he is the best player in the world.
Skrull is just undeniable right now.
his presence felt in every single moment. Any opportunity that Gringin Volko might have
had completely disappearing right in front of their eyes. The Sky scrolled now with another
freebie refresh. It wasn't even a necessity. They are 5 5 5 heading towards the next zone
and they have the luxury of taking their sweet time. A dead side approach is likely in the works.
And just like that, Sky and Skrull back to playing out their regular games. The one
They've seen them do all season long.
Rico Manabuca.
In typical fashion, things looking a bit messy here,
but they thrive in the chaos.
Yapkelpanzer, they do it that they are very familiar with.
But they won't want to be fighting against these guys
just now, so quick little loot up.
Not even a necessity to have to fight that one.
You see there above the damaged threshold,
than over 400, you're seeing how they got so far
above the damage threshold.
Shockwave from above, the surprise attack.
They didn't see it coming.
They just fully punished Marcus and Gira
for facing the wrong direction.
They were boxed up.
They had that flubbering Mr. Nego
and you'd know the visual obscurity
is going to be a problem.
You've got to make sure that you are keeping
at least one member looking the other way.
They set the screen on themselves
and Nico Madabuca jumped on the opportunity.
That is what great playmakers do, and that's exactly what Manabuken people have been in the EU for years, showing it on the stage now.
It's one of the best teams, as it seems, controlling their serves. They haven't been ticked once. The entire tournament, which is impressive, which goes to show that they're constantly staying above that damaged threshold, planning each rotation perfectly, so not only they can go ahead and cutenate those numbers, but not take damage back themselves.
damage back themselves can't help but notice the direction that this zone is
pooling this is Vika Malibuca's backyard but also a duo like Chino and Pablo
they have made a great approach far north of everyone else they'll have the
highest point of elevation they just got to make sure they keep their heads on
the swivel they don't want to get caught out by any teams you're gonna sneak up
behind them not the spot you want to be in if you're video and you below the
damage threshold and the thing is they want Romero they don't hear that
Medeo and Jew upload that damage threshold until their shields crack but
they know aggression when they see them. Medeo know it they're just trying to
climb on top of the frigid fortress building they're not necessarily trying
to take a risky 50-50 fight they're just trying to elevate themselves so they
could shoot off into the distance. But off into the distance it was Chino and Pablo
the way that they made their approach into frigid fortresses peak elevation is
is the primary reason why Fadil and Juve
are having to expend practically all of their hard material.
Now Pablo, Gino, they recognize the fact
this is likely a team that's rather weak.
They have to spend opportunities to heal
so they won't be able to light us up
and they get a free rotate from the front side.
When you talk about wanting to fill that
to not take a risk,
it might have been risky to do just that.
Their biggest opportunity to get damage Pablo and Gino
flew by and they were not ready to get any tags whatsoever.
And now you're seeing just how hard it is for them to find any sort of damage.
Everybody boxed up, nobody in a rush to move out of their box.
Except for them and they go down.
Sometimes you're just left with no other options when you're that below the damage threshold.
But for acorn and bolts, they get the zone, not too far off where they landed.
It gets even closer as it's going over towards the northwest, not too far away from wherever
he's at now.
So for acorn and bolts, the main thing on their mind is not going down or making any bad peaks
One reoccurring trend throughout today though is that whoever won the last lobby has had a rather difficult time in the very next
But for acorn and bolts they are looking to escape that narrative
Shark teeny on the other hand. They've got a whole different slew of problems here
212 below shark have to use everything just to try and outheal some of these search takes 14 players
that still need to go down. They'll have to force the issue.
Yeah, there's even another team spraying on that box, looking behind.
They know where they got to go. They know where the zone is going to lead.
Spizzy, Pixie, they're going to open that one up and land even more damage
on to Tini, making his life that much harder in this situation.
232, as now or never, Green Cooper on the other side.
Shark takes a big shot. Storm's hurt, still taking him down.
20 HP, only a couple of seconds before he is struck.
Now, up the lobby completely. Shark's going to fall.
now teeny with his back up against the wall a necessary sacrifice as shark goes down he lands
a shot and he gets up above the damage threshold most people might be scared to see teeny in this
kind of solo position but you have to remember teeny's been throwing out his own punches even at
five eliminations while not mistaken in that secondary lobby so he's been popping off and i mean
you can look at all the little things that they could have done differently in that moment to keep
He saw our potential in the game, but the mistakes were made way before this point in the game and it's just up for teaming now.
To just keep himself thinking for that much longer, eventually he will crack and that is the end of that for our second place team in this game.
And so an opportunity for Sky and Scho to continue to improve their lead.
But what did she know? And Pablo have to say about that.
Wow!
A flashback right now. Peter Bottenpoio literally flying under the radar.
They have that one elimination, 280 damage above, and there are starting to heat up.
Sia's gonna go down. Ava's a ritual, taking a lot of the focus, but they're constantly changing targets.
They don't want to let anybody breathe. That's in the back of the zone.
Now Pump is filling the pain. No elimination yet. But for Peter Bottenpoio, they handled their search.
There's one spot you never want to see. It's Pete ahead of the rest of the lobby
because he just goes into target practice mode.
A lot of damage applied, but they still need refresh.
They need to make it to the bodies
because they need to build up more materials,
a better loadout, Swizzy on the other hand.
He's already got it.
He is set and perched on the high ground.
Pixie directly next to him.
Who's going to be the first though to bring an elimination in?
If you know anything about these two players,
this is where they like to be.
We have seen them on this stage and in EU.
make waves from above, but this is not over.
You have eight point impulse,
looking to try and make the back to back happen.
Still so many strong players,
so many strong heroes left alive in this one.
It is not an easy high hold for Pussy Vixie.
But this is the best chance.
Agers in ritual, they're pouncing
on the leading challengers here today,
and that elimination onto Skrull.
Skye, what are you left to do?
Yeah, you forced out at yourself.
He was the one doing a decent amount of the solo pledges.
Now with no build, can't take a singular take off the Sony's gonna fall.
An opportunity has just opened up for the rest of the lobby, but Swizzy and Pixie, they're trying to control it all.
Rangers is out of here, Pixie knows that Peterbots right behind him, and Swizzy has fallen!
Boyle's taken him out! The missing reloader couldn't be the difference maker, Peterbots waiting to see who dares challenge him next!
It was only a matter of time until Peter Barton Pollo reminded the world why they are so fed in NA.
This is time to make that game happen.
People are going to do the bottom the low. Still going to make it happen.
If they can keep it up, they might just take out for them.
I wouldn't call it way too soon though,
because we've seen so many teams get overthrown in these moments here.
One strong wave is all it takes to fix these lands.
A monster of a shock on the Momsie pushing them back, making them go.
and retreat back to Sky Jumping. It's not enough. Another attack from down below.
Vigil gets a elimination of his own. They're fifth of the game, but they're outside.
They need to find the Shockwave Inn. They need to make it in the side of the zone
because they have very, very little extra HP. But the thing that they did have was full control
of Frontside. They have escaped all of the congestion. They were able to utilize every single one of
their white heals, and now they are ahead looking back, preventing anyone from challenging the
This territory belongs exclusively to them.
Frontside is completely out of reach.
But Pete and Boyo, they're more concerned about the high ground.
Music teams down below.
And that just plays the right game for Pete and Malibu this time.
They're looking for a lead bridge, and Pete will hit the shot.
One goal for the new. They want to keep a hold of the frontside alone.
But they are dropping down.
Reed and Cooper.
They've overfilled Pete and Malibu on the high ground.
The tables have turned.
Even for Viko and Malapuca, one of them's down.
Viko's now forced to plunge up.
The high ground continues to fight it out.
Breathe and pooper.
True luck beats the dive.
Two B-1 situation on high, but they lose it all for you.
His hands bring back.
With a combination of his own, but it only starts with a knock.
You pretend before he won't get to stay here in the lobby before you're bringing it back.
Darn.
Demish just underneath for you.
Out mark.
Can you truly rise when the moment calls you most?
When the lights are at their right, damage is fully cracked.
A big 150 bomb, Boyle's just trying to see who's going to try and challenge him first.
But D.M.I.S.H. Tom, their pull just so weak.
Boyle's got the chug, he's sitting back.
Another shot at the door.
I'm gonna die!
Oh my god! How did you manage that TV1? That was insane!
They had no mats, so I was just able to make them there.
It was a 2v1 situation.
It was so low to consider all the amount of time.
We saw you on the high ground, on the low ground, figuring things out.
It was not that chill with the pit.
I mean, I'm fighting with the best player in the world.
I mean, I don't even know what I just watched.
I mean, the comeback starts now.
The comeback starts now. We just watched a Puerre, Marseille glass.
It's been an up-and-down day so far, as you said.
As you said, the comeback starts now.
Are we going to see Prime Peter Block?
He might have to come out soon.
I think he needs to come out now.
Poyo, you're on fire.
We've seen you clutching.
We've seen such peak performance from you
in the first few games.
Do you think now that that trophy is a possibility?
Yeah, I think that's the game that we needed.
Sorry to come back.
So maybe we can win.
OK, Pete, you're always confident.
But Poyo even now is saying that you can win.
Do you think it's going to be NA on top?
Hopefully.
Hopefully?
Peace out, boy.
Come on, I need more confidence from you.
Is it NA on top?
Yeah.
Yeah, that's that draw break.
Oh
Wait, if you have a mistake.
100!
Oh my god!
Just take a chill call, Zeke.
Just relax.
Wow.
Pia Botton, Boyo.
As Pete said, they're back.
They are back.
Before that game, more like a
best of Twitter, they retweeted
a tweet from Marz and he said,
say what?
Scroll.
It's moving like 2024.
Peter Botton actually scratched
that.
Boyo is moving like 2024.
Peter Botton in this endgame.
What a performance from these guys.
They are back.
Oh, an electric performance from Peterbott and Foyo.
But Foyo has been looking lethal throughout the whole day.
Not only did they win the match in a 1v2 finish,
but Foyo picked up eight eliminations alongside Peterbott's
four.
I've talked a lot about expectations specifically
for this duo.
I mean, they got second first first in 2024.
And even won the 2024 Global Championship
in twenty twenty five as well. Second second first. I mean the expectations for Peter
brought and boy oh coming back into Duos have been at an all time high. They have not been
needing these expectations. You look at the placements and you'd say they're great. They've
been playing really well but they haven't been firsts. They haven't been seconds. They
haven't been winning which is what we're so used to seeing with Peter brought and boy
oh and with that performance that we just witnessed right after half time. I think we're
a very fun surprise here. Any
mask back on. Step off Polo.
Step off my man. Put some
respect on that name. Okay
sorry about that. So I don't
know how I got on there. Most
crazy stuff. Peter Bonapolo. What
the heck? The solo clutch? Guess
what? We have a listening from
I'm trying to go for it, I'm looking at them. They're going up. They're going up.
Good. I'm the man, I'm dead probably.
Dead. Nice. Two builds, two builds, two builds!
Pitch on, Pitch on! Nice!
One more one, he's gonna die. Your builds.
Nice. Nice.
Pitch on!
Disgusting!
I'm sorry about that. The mask was back on. I don't know why that keeps getting over here. Sorry about that. We keep that over there. Again, congrats to the duo. How does this impact the standings though? We have to take a look at what's important to note here.
Sky and scroll fell just inside placement, right?
So then you get to earn as many points as we wanted.
Look at this.
Acorn, Boltz, and even Viko and Malabuca
suddenly jump up into that top three.
And we do see their 10th place, Pollo,
and of course, Peterbot, but man, Acorn and Boltz,
they needed this game, right?
They needed the point.
They saw that in the feed.
Sky is for down.
Go, go, go!
absolutely absolutely crucial but they had a good game here you mentioned it's
sky and stroll going down early in this game same with shark and teenagers one
of the top team in that section of the leaderboard they also went down so they
needed a good performance not the best in we've seen from never not gonna of course
shoot them up the level massively but keeping them in that position on the
leaderboard to Carter and this is exactly what this team need to do that
is consistent and games coming in consistent placements fable zone for them
as well in the end but they're playing well they're cooking I'm starting to get
I'm nervous for you here. We talked about it earlier. Shadow Virgo, they were on top in terms of the NA teams, but we look back at predictions going in to these finals. Acorn Bolts, they were always on that high end of these predictions and after a big game before halftime, now continuing forward with an other solid match, they are creeping their way up to first.
I'm getting word games already
which I'm like right back into
the action. Caster's taking away.
You know, before this
tournament started, I was asked
so many times, who do you think
is going to win? Who do you
think is going to take it all?
You know what I said? I just
want a close tournament. Peter
bottom pollo looking like
they're going to deliver. This
is what it's really all about.
Pete pollo. You know that
they've kind of been waiting
it out, feeling out the lobby,
but they're they're sick of it.
The comeback has to start now,
but they're going to be
feeling at the lobby but they're they're sick of it the comeback has to start now but they're not
the only ones loving there are so many teams creeping their way up i don't blame them i don't
blame them they saw the party that's being hired and they said we want to get involved you want to
jump in and if that's a sign of what to come this next game is about to be fire
a pivotal game six and normally we would be talking about this being the last game of the day. What do teams have to do here? But there's still three games left. And that's why I look at consistency. Even though sky and scroll may have fell early, they're still in a lead. They still have a cushion and they still have a game to spare.
And it's easy to try and fix a on that top five, but there is still a lot of
contention for top 15.
That he could stick reason.
No, Riley, who's going to be the first one to fall?
Okay, nice.
They go for them.
They're able to get the four loop down those days.
A huge advantage here.
Now in numbers, Siphon comes in.
Reason is respectfully full health.
Now Danny could try to be the hero.
But he has stopped going down.
Two minutes for the fans.
They roll at the site of that victory.
And the reason to know we'll play this game out
Reason he end up
Maybe a little bit of practice in between the games of four and five on that one be one box fighting
That makes the difference after all
This is where no one reason right now they have a chance to start to build that confidence
We really haven't seen them in this position in a few games now
they're able to win off spawn right and since they didn't have a lot of shield
they didn't lose a lot of HP so in the overall storm surge battle they had to
have come out on top.
It's not often we get to see Chaplin Flixie just farming things out it's been
so expected that they would have to try and duke it out for their spot south of
the new Sanctuary but teams starting to realize starting to understand if we want
any sort of momentum on the secondary half of today's lobbies we're gonna have to survive at first and Vico not gonna allow that for Cole.
I spoke to Vico in between that last game and he said 11 it's so hard at the top Sky and Shro don't give up we're gonna have to make these next couple games count and if this first fight is a sign of intent then Sky and Shro gonna have to look closely over their shoulder.
So Vico and Malibu Cup are here to play for it all.
And you have to remember Vico Malibu
because they've already done it once to Sky and Scroll.
Granted, it took place in a divisional cup finals,
but the impact is still there.
A lesson was learned for Chino Pablo.
They might be teaching a really big one right here
right now in a moment to Jason Liam.
You gotta be careful.
This is the same exact thing they did in that last game.
They found it successful and they're trying it again.
Don't fix what isn't broken.
They have knocked out the memo and they're separated as two different individuals.
Luckily for Jayce though, he's going to narrowly escape danger.
He doesn't even know how close he just got to getting taken down by Chino and Pablo.
It's one of those instances where you can't help but hold your breath.
You expect that Chino Pablo is still going to have the upper hand here.
Liam Jayce, they're splitting the loot.
They're feeling like they've gotten the ability to bring things together.
And Pablo Chino just staring them down.
They know Jason's right behind and Jason might be finished.
But the patience, the reservation here,
the trigger finger's not firing off.
That's just a little decisions that really carry on
in the end game.
Left instead of right, up instead of down.
Jason and Liam don't know, but they made the right call.
Yeah, I don't know if that patience was
worth it from Pablo and Sheena.
Unless they come back around and get something better from it.
In this matter, you just got to take the damage I feel.
And yeah, that opportunity has completely
switch with the fingers now Liam and Chase are long gone. Still, I understand why they
didn't pull the trigger. They felt like they had a big fish waiting for them. Why they
didn't take the baits. Scroll, sky. I mean, what more can we say about these two? Plenty
to say about this situation here. Drew left the loan as a solo against Jatkron Panza who
we have seen them in box fights like this today and they have been relentless.
Yeah in terms of just straight damage and controlling the top side of the map
they've done a wonderful job so far. They just need to be able to convert that
and do either high elimination games or playing into the top 10 consistently
to close his day. But for Chu, he's just kind of waiting in the wings. He just has
to have this moment here where he does nothing but taco. He's officially on the
clock. There's no extra heals in his inventory and he's down in the zone. And
And even if he's able to scavenge some bandages and medkit,
it just might not matter.
Gacko Pancer can hold him, but Curve, get him,
braggy with it.
I know that he's still got a long way
to go before he makes his way towards the top,
but every little bit helps at any stage.
Absolutely.
Akira and Kurama have seen we've seen much of in these midgames.
They've been an ever-present force.
Still yet to be the protagonist of one of these end games.
Looks like they're going to run into Kindex and Phantom, who have something cooking up for them.
Will these guys walk into that building?
Well, they're hoping so.
This is part of the problem that kind of gets established over at Battlewood Boulevard,
when you have so many teams just setting up,
posturing, preparing for the ultimate ambush, Akira Kurama.
They're going to be spotted out first and foremost by Feno.
He's trying to stir a little bit of a fuss here, but Kerb on the other side of things.
He might just be too isolated.
This is playing out perfectly for Venom and Q and the X.
They get the elimination.
The work works out perfectly.
Now they're able to kind of bolster their load out
a little bit more.
And for Venom, you can definitely feel the pain.
There's just too many buildings.
There's too many hiding holes.
And that's part of the reason why
a gear drop is taking advantage of some of the chaos.
But it's not the big punch you'd expect, just a little bit
That's kind of being offered, continuing that fight.
All this is going down to Southside
about to win Boulevard.
You've got to think it's kind of small
or getting the best of it,
but Noah Riley is trying to save the day.
Rizan is already down,
but he's able to clean up one elimination rather quickly,
kind of forcing the lone member there on the other side
to try to make a decision.
Do I push in or do I try to be the hero?
Get the reboot card and come back
to visit this situation later.
Noah Riley does look like he's going to find success
on that refive.
So, Panzer's time here has run out.
No choice but to disengage.
The Reds have left them as far as this game is concerned.
Recovery isn't impossible,
but it is improbable, you'd say, for a team
that has had their fair share of struggles today.
Speaking of struggles,
Drew on the other side,
these are just not the two teams
that this arena wants to see in this position right now.
You just can't forget,
Drew's been here the entire time
while Yapko and Panzer were preoccupied,
trying to deal with the likes of Noir Ali and Rizan.
They encounter this whole new problem of the deal
now being brought back into the mix.
Granted, there's still a lot of damage left to be undone here.
Ju and Vadeal have a far ways to go
before they make it into zone.
All of the teams that are ahead of them,
all of the teams that could potentially be looking
to run back this direction too.
More of that reboot inside of the storm.
It's just not going to be very easy to climb their way out.
Oh, neat place.
We'd like to see him.
Wow.
Oh, my god.
They're loving it.
You really thought he had it.
The stair was in the way.
And as soon as the stair came down,
it was like a jump stair.
A whole team jumping in the box,
turning that one around rather quickly.
From moment, I think we all thought that he had them.
But darn D-Mesh, they understand.
They cannot afford another lobby when
the standings are this tightly knit going out before the placement points
really have a chance to impact things would just be devastating because all
these other teams inside the top six specifically have more than enough
opportunity to catch up and overtake.
Makes you and squizzy over towards squiggly shores trying to make their move
all the way over from Dark Dominion rather now instead of later with the rest
It's going to make it hard to maintain your position on surge.
Drew probably spots out a reboot coming through.
April, we got a knock on the gap, though, but a whole other duo comes to craft the party.
And there's like 14 at the bottom that's moving closer and closer.
But the one right here that he has to worry about is cold and rapid.
They're trying to close in on the distance, and while they're focused on Drew,
a reblock is going to come out, scary and science as well.
That was that 14 I was talking about.
Shoot off into the distance and clean up that elimination onto Drew.
That frustration really starting to build up because when you are at that 82 90 points range, it's hard not to overtake it
But rapid cold don't get distracted now. Yeah
We have to remember but seem like we're doing to the prospect of falling and getting a top 50 to be able to solidify a spot for the
global championship would be everything
these guys want more than that
And the Astro and Panza again in one of these fights here in Storm, not somebody to play
with even if you're cold and rapid.
Fresh, off of what looked like a Reebok situation down in the dirt.
I'm not sure how they opened that one up on the cold.
They took him down and now they leave Rapid in a peculiar situation.
He has enough gold.
He can bypass this situation and try to get the reboot, but I'm not sure he wants to leave
all that loot behind.
I just watched Yapko go from 15 builds to over 110.
He got his loot llama.
He doesn't need to stick around to see what happens
next with Rapid.
They know they need to get out of dodge
and start actually making their way
towards the zone by Rapid.
He's sick of it.
You're gonna ruin my game.
Holy, you're down with me.
Yapko has been not the delay now for Panzer.
Do I commit or do I back off of Rapid?
It's not gonna let it happen.
I can hear you feeling like, I mean, if this is what you're gonna do, then we really want to see more of you right now.
Panzer needs to be careful, because Rapids is not messing about, even with the free builds he has, he's still fancying it to find something.
Panzer just has to regain control, use the met advantage he has to keep the distance, keep the separation, and keep the angles in his favor.
And for Rapid, that was huge.
Going into a 2v1 situation at that,
and now he's trying to put pressure.
Doesn't want to let the revive come out.
A fake shockwave, and the elimination
comes through either way.
Rapid, kind of even in that exchange,
when you can see, wasn't able to get any of that blue.
Only six mils left to his lane.
So wherever he goes, let me loop.
Panzer will be there.
He was so prepared for the challenge,
but he had zero materials.
He could not afford to just charge head on
into where Panzer was directed, but the damage has still been done.
Panzer will have to play this game as a solo for the time being and making it to a reboot
bed with so many other teams closing in.
It's not going to be easy.
Great to see that Viko and Malibuca are back up.
Earlier in the game, I did see in the feed that they were taken down left as a solo,
but right back at it.
That's what happens sometimes when you have frigid fortress to yourself.
The zone goes to the south.
There's a lot of open space and opportunity, which is needed by Beagle and Malibuca.
They're the team that's right on the heels of Sky and Sprawl,
especially for them that are performing so well.
Sorry about teams putting in big performances.
What we just witnessed from Foyo in that last lobby, absolutely disgusting,
but they're going to need even more still.
They're really going to have to put the pedal to the metal.
They are still trailing in terms of top five potential here,
but with Pollo and Peterbot,
if they can keep firing off on all cylinders,
it might just be game over.
The trend we've seen with Pete and Pollo
is that they like to heat up towards the back end of competitions.
And usually we see that in six-game tournaments, right?
Where game five and six, they have their pop-off moment.
We've got a couple more games after that.
What happens when that continues and continues
in the momentum builds?
Are they still a potential threat?
at the top of this leaderboard.
These two will try and make that not possible
with just how consistent they are.
Just so scary though, if you're scroll and sky,
because you are leading the path,
you are ahead in the standings,
but you also have all of that additional pressure.
They are our major one champions for EU,
but even after that accomplishment,
it's another thing entirely to pursue it and proceed it
and take it over in a land environment.
Essentially this game right here,
about a 46 or so point difference as of now,
Sky and Scroll still leading in first,
but you have multiple teams,
including Acorn and Bolts, hot on those hills.
And for them, there are 183 above the damage threshold.
Bolts and Acorn have been playing consistent.
They have a win in the tournament so far today.
It's just about making it really matter in the last half.
And I think one of the biggest difference
because especially for a team like Acorn and Boltsys,
they don't necessarily go elimination crazy.
Could be the case.
Shark and Teenie though,
certainly a team that can deliver
those big time performances.
Heavy elimination, strong placements,
but first they're gonna need to see
if they can take out Garmin and D'Mesh,
caught them a little bit off guard here,
gonna force out the bill's spot of retreat,
but Shark is just beaming anybody he can in the lobby.
He needs all the damage he can get right now
because they are currently still sitting
just above that damaged threshold,
And as the players start to rip in over ahead of Humble Hills,
this could be even more complicated.
The shots are connecting.
You can't overstay.
It is going to go from two tick per second
that you're inside of the zone to five ticks.
So he immediately tries to be behind his way there,
rightfully so, because you look out
where the zone pulls all the way across the map.
Max pull for the majority of the lobby.
We're headed on over to Battlewood.
Pretty big confidence decision, though.
from Shark, he was hanging out in the score
and so far away from his duo, Tini.
And yet they weren't punished for it.
They kind of scouted out the fact that they had an opening
for Shark to kind of stick around,
looked to try and punish some players.
We're a little bit later than the rest of the lobby,
but now Swizzy, Pixie, they're on pace to try
and take over the top half of that leaderboard.
See how this zone is shaping up.
All those early rotations will be crucial.
This isn't the type of zone where you want to be running in late.
It's so easy to get focused here as these players move in.
Pixie, Lizzie, looking for a refresh,
looking for any sign of weakness.
They won't find it.
Nico Malibuco, those guys are looking good.
Sark and Tini, I told them they're
defining games for these two.
Yeah, as soon as they made it inside of the zone
on this side of the map, Tini immediately took damage
from Balusian's Angi down below, but unlike the approach,
instead of getting aggressive and trying to fight back,
they're letting them move forward.
We'll follow them in the rotation with these shockwaves,
because right now we don't need surge,
we just need to survive.
But that pizza box was the last of their resources.
They don't really have a whole lot
in the White Heels Department.
And for Skrull, the pressure is on.
Kanata, Victor V, trying to see if they can challenge
and take down their EU opposition here.
But Skrull and Skiball have none of it.
They are protecting their space,
refusing to allow anyone to try and cast them off guard.
Like this is the point in the game.
You almost have to have Sky and Spro go down
because this is where they excel the most in the end game,
whether they're together as a duo or playing as individuals.
So as the day continues to go on,
depending on where that lead apart,
I want to see somebody try to make a play.
This is exactly what we were talking about.
It was always going to be a tough task for Richel to rotate in,
and then those guys took the opportunity.
Again, we see Skye looking to again,
get a bit more of an advantage
as far as search is concerned,
not looking as comfortable as we typically see them.
And part of this issue is just standing from the fact
that when they were based up in their hill position,
all of that action was taking place
on the south side of Battlewood Boulevard.
They didn't really have the best opportunities
to establish any early surge
because everyone was hiding out
inside the buildings instead.
So that's bleeding over into their problems right now.
But Sharktini, they're creating so many issues in lobby.
Zarkis, you should have kicked sign up.
Now you might be over cooking.
Just gonna take a moment to breathe
and stay and follow Tini, Viko, or these guys cooking.
That was tough, a big elim there
because that is not just elimination.
You saw, they blocked that player outside up the lobby
That means they're one step closer to placement,
just like Peter Bach and Foyle.
They caught fire in that last game,
and what a better time to catch fire
in the second half of today's tournament.
91 above the damage threshold.
Peter Bach and Foyle are looking for more.
Well, lightning strike twice is the question.
Can we have another crazy performance
that leads to a win for those two?
There's plenty of people in this lobby
who are gonna get in the way of that.
People are rather good, the boys could do just that
from this position here.
Great priority as far as being elevated
and some moving into that next zone.
It's kind of strong.
This is just not where we want to see them looking so uncomfortable
looking desperate for damage.
A nightmare of a scenario 1187 below the damage threshold.
No extra heals.
They're able to bump right up the top of that damage threshold,
but they have to rotate again.
They have no extra shields, but they're on the front side
of the zone.
They built themselves a little space.
Shark and teeny aggression turns to bite them
in the behind instead.
They lose all of their shield, all of their momentum
right there in that one moment.
But Bultz still trying to keep it rolling here
on the low ground, Vika Malabuka.
They've had the chance to heal,
and that might have been the only breathing room
they needed.
Vika Malabuka now gonna start to make their approach
from the backside of zone.
Who's going to be next?
They're gonna continue to wrap around.
They've got the white heels.
They can afford to take a couple of ticks of storm.
But Waltz, pwned up, built so limited, 80 left on the Chug Jug.
He's gonna try and play his own life by a little bit more time.
While Shark and Teenie, they eliminate enough players, but
can't they get another because they're going to need the refresh.
Boyo is down, but that's okay.
It's time for a flashback performance from Peter Barth.
McKinney stopped the freight train.
That is Teenie and Shark.
Waltz is doing his best, but he's just ran out of bills, trying to hide in the cone.
He gets found out, he's seeking for more.
Victory gets struck down by lightning but bolts cannot pick up the elimination even stride, scroll, care film that same thing, separated once again.
But now it's Sky's parent to pick up the ball they carry it forward.
Sky doing everything five overdrive grenades, but only 39 HP, flow very miscredited, he knows it's a team that potentially be trying to make a play for hype.
He's gonna be able to siphon off some shields from it, but first and foremost, he has to figure out where can I go next because bodies are just surrounding him.
Everywhere and they're closing in and even with the tournament efforts in this game
The longer sky stays alive the harder it is to catch up
He is doing everything he needs to right now
And in the top 12 after the placement points coming at that top 10 marker begin
He's a crash chocolate out of position once more, but he's quickly running out of bills a lot of this resources going right down
The drain with an opportunity there on to thar breaks into the wall
Oh my, a perfectly placed ramp is going to save the day and allow for Skye to not get the elimination, but he's still on the hunt for more.
Get one armor!
He's going to keep hitting shots like that if they present themselves and Skye now patiently waiting for that next opportunity to strike.
Skye trying to see just how far can he carry the torch forward, but look from the land down under way up above the rest of the lobby.
and resigns. They've just been silently building overhead, throttling everybody in these congested lower layers.
And now, Lixie, Chap, how will they respond? They have to contend with everybody underneath them.
They might need to take out Ozo, who's directly in front, but still, Lixie trying to just keep pushing forward.
Him and Chap are not slowing down. Even Skye, he will not be denied. He's essentially the inevitable player.
He does it again!
He takes the crown away from King, puts it on his own head into the top four we go.
This is a run by any other.
Can Scott Clutch up?
He was broke because this guy can too.
And he's from just enough to continue to keep the lead.
Flixie will try and move above, but it's going to be the OCE duo trying to close out this game
and get the first double line for OCE.
Surely they won't let it happen.
Let it happen, surely Flixie won't actually take them out.
And sure enough, Resign and Tika, bring this one home.
Game number six is all theirs.
The Thunder from down under the boys from OCE, do it.
They're putting their entire region on their back.
They don't want to just win here.
They want to go to the global championship.
Resign, he's in the New York West Sodeos,
but it is OCE's first win.
And FVC has land, how does it feel?
Honestly, it feels amazing. This is the best feeling, this is the best feeling.
Tinker, you haven't always had the best results on land, but here you are proving that it can be done.
For Australia and everyone watching back home, you had the high ground, you had it clean.
Did you know once you established yourself that this was in the bag?
I think the main thing is just to play with confidence. You've got to forget your OCE and you've just got to play like you do at home.
And it works.
It worked. Was always the intention to go for high ground.
I mean, yeah, like on LAN, everyone's pretty scared. So like, we just don't play scared. We just take high. Don't die.
It's our good friend, Creasy. He established that one a while ago and it's clearly working for you.
But the key thing now is consistency.
You haven't had the best game so far,
but do you feel like this win is going to give you the confidence now
to get off the form and get to the finish line?
100%.
Well, boys, congratulations again, making history for OCE!
It's take your time!
We're going to have to break, and maybe more this year will be made.
Oh
I'm gonna go up
I'm gonna see Gurgle
Wait, you're too far
Oh my god
No, they won't.
Expecys, barriers and fire.
If they want to win,
this is not the way.
No, they won't.
Look for me some time now.
And they want to take it like force.
They all have something for us all.
Yeah, it's all about the rules.
Fire!
the game. And it's like, you
know, for nine fam today is
truly a movie resigns and think
to get themselves a victory
Royale. The first ever
victory Royale from O. C. E on
land. I think it's so crazy
about this is we're watching the
game in the back and for a
moment, everything's kind of
going chaotic that we look up
will contest. They're not they're not here. They're they're gonna win. Wait. OCE is gonna
get a win. Wait. OCE is gonna get a win. An incredible effort from the guys. And as
you can take a look right here, it's not like they kind of jumped up on the high ground
the last second. They were kind of holding this throughout the entirety of the end game.
Kind of the meta within the medic gear on land in game number six. Take it a little bit
of a change because as you watch it through all of the games today, it's kind of been
and that's if they're on the high ground or resign,
they can have kind of figured out a way
to suppress the rest of the lobby.
Go ahead and continue themselves up on the high ground.
They end this game as well with nine eliminations.
That's what throws them so much further up the leaderboard.
Yeah, I think going into that game,
the cutoff was around 150 points-ish.
And I believe that they've surpassed that with that match.
Now, obviously, we've got to see how the points continue
to kind of change from all the other teams that also placed
well, but they have a solid chance of getting top 15 now.
And not only being the first OCE team to ever win a game on land,
but also qualify themselves directly to the global championship.
Oh, man, of course, massive shout outs to them.
But as we look at this top 10, Sky and Skrull are at 352 points.
What I like about this game is now we finally
get to see a Sky solo clutch, right?
We've seen a few Skrulls side, but now Skrull is like, hey, guys,
listen, I know that guy can clutch,
But I want to make sure that you know that I can clutch too.
These guys give it a rest, man.
Like, oh, they're trying to have a close race here
towards the end of the competition.
It's like, oh, man, that's it.
It looks like they're going to go down early.
Yeah, the duo went down early.
They're still one of them up there every single time.
I think more than half, actually, I'm pretty sure
more than half of their total point amount right now
is 100% their total points.
Like, it is incredible the performance these guys are
putting on right now.
I mean, this happened back in the EU major finals.
I talked about it earlier on that Sky is just as capable
to get these solo clutches.
But I remember I was telling Bibbit, right,
while we were watching this match, I said, okay,
Sky's got like 17 HP.
You know, he can't solo clutch,
but it's gonna be a little tough.
He shut me right up at an instant
when he just came through zone, zone,
elimination, elimination.
I mean, I don't even know how many points he clutched
in that match, but both players have been playing
incredibly and they deserve that number one spot
They're currently sitting out.
Dude, they can see it, right?
They can see the light at the tone.
They can see that trophy.
They can see themselves wearing the little crown
on the top of that trophy.
They better wear when they stand up here.
But now it's about holding on, right?
Like I'm gonna continue to say, the job's not done.
We still have two more games to go.
Look right behind them.
Viko, Malibuca.
We are seeing them come alive.
This is the Viko we have seen in the past.
is one. Just all kinds of stuff. Diko is online and he sees one thing standing between him
and that trophy in its sky and scroll. A super like nuance the first I feel that we're kind
of seeing from Diko and Mel and who can the second half of the day right now is that they
go ahead and play around with the fact that they go up towards the higher ground, they're
up there for a little bit and they kind of just feel a little bit uncomfortable. So they
drop all the way back down to the low ground continuously and this is where they really
they start to make things happen.
Every single time we kind of tune in to the winner
up on the high ground down here, it's like low mats,
but they continue to find the refreshers
to keep their game going.
And they have low mats because they changed their play style
from last season to this season.
This season, they play incredibly confidently.
They have some of the highest average eliminations.
They even had it in the upper bracket,
qualifying through today in the EU Major Finals.
They know how to get eliminations,
but they also use a lot of mats.
They run on materials, but they are so confident in their ability to get refreshes, but they just make it work.
And one thing that I love doing whenever we kind of see some of these players go down, obviously this was a great game from Vika when Malibuca, right?
But the reaction there when they do finally go down, it didn't really seem like Malibuca was happy with that one at all.
And to me, that feels like he knows that the chase is on between him and first place in every single point matter.
So anytime he goes down, it sort of feels like a failure because he's not catching up.
Look, there's a reason Viko Malibuka were the only duo to have not taken storm damage in this whole tournament.
I'm impressed.
Dude, me too. I'm also impressed by Acorn and Bulls. Obviously we swapped places with Viko and Malibuka, but right now this is NA's last hope right to walk away with a title for NA.
But with two games left to go, I think now more than ever we need to pick up that pace. We need to make something happen if we're targeting that number one spot.
Yeah, after we kind of take a look at the leaderboard, when this event finishes, if we do not see a team like Aferno Bolts up in first place, I think we have to look towards game number six right there because they were so close, right?
They were sitting up there at top three and seemed like all the points were just, you know, they were in this and striking distance.
But they go down early in game number six. They don't get a lot of points right there, right? It kind of feels like they faltered just a little bit. They had the momentum.
It gets slowed down. They've got two games left to kind of catch up. Can they do it?
a couple of matches left. This
is where you start feeling the
pressure. This isn't a two day
competition. This is the last
chance that these players have
to crown themselves FNCS major
one summit champions. The top
three are all Titans legends
and Fortnite competitive. I
don't know. It's not close. I
don't know. I'm starting to
think about that top 15. Let's
roll on over. Let's see. Dude
chap and chump up well
12 placement spots after that last game I'm telling you I'm going to keep saying it one game, one game can turn every single thing around.
If that is a competition was over right technically it should be that that was game number six.
But we have two more here.
One game can put a duo into the top 15.
the game. He's been making it
work. He's been making it
work. Look, there's a reason
he was the best performing
player in 20 25 trios as a
German representing in his
home turf right now.
Everything is on the line.
He's had a tough drop spot.
He's had tough early games,
but they've been making it
work. They've been making it
happen. And now with that
bump in the leaderboard,
vivid, I'm excited to see how
they close it out. Guys, I
want to keep talking. I do. I
do. But the games already have
you know with two games left it almost feels like we have two tournaments in
one a battle for first place the best in the world and our top 15 our global
championship spots it is gonna be a tight finish that is one thing I can
guarantee you all over the leaderboard we're seeing so many big names that we've
expected things from
fall into this game number seven
the game. There was ever a
chance that there was ever an
opportunity to try and steal it
away. Game seven might just be
your best bet. The drone shy.
It's not coincidental. What's
going to take place at
is where we've been waiting for for quite some time sky and scroll and it seems as of now business
as usual uncontested towards the north side of the map so if we're expecting any surprises on first
it's going to come in the last game of the day understandably i think they could have went
either way as far as looking to try and make the play to win the tournament around the map though
again. The desk hiked it up and we will continue to as well. So many different
teams pushing for top 15 a chance to qualify themselves for the global
championship in Antwerp. No Riley and reason we've seen them win this off
spawn in that previous game. Outside of that it's not been the best of fortunes.
There's definitely a big point differential between these two teams
that are clashing head on as well. The reason and no Riley they're going to
need a big come up to try and cut the gap but for Danika's and Tiggs losing
every on spawn from this point forward would be devastating because that's
likely a global spot on the line.
If you tune into this side of the map,
Chaplainflixy, even though they didn't get that elimination, Tinka is down or
Marrow's the one that's gonna get credit for that one but either way it
resigns is gonna be by himself and Chaplainflixy are starting to go on the
chase. They're closing the gap one box away but it does look like he's trying to fight back
back into eventually foreclosing in at the elimination from on top to on bottom.
Reminding us why they are two top fighters, the pinch from both sides.
He had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
It's crazy to think that at one point, even before leading into footballs,
when they first found their spot cemented for this competition,
a lot of the community was asking, when are they going to split?
We haven't really seen them shine the way that they both look to be as individuals and yet here today
They are proving that sticking it out has paid off dividends
That's sandy strip more shenanigans. Would there be any damage dealt from it?
They're gonna take their time this time around with that one less team to worry about they just saw them leave sandy strip
They got a little bit more space to work with a little bit more loot to try to get this time around is Danny push
We did see in the feed they got elimination onto one three Cooper
They quickly crashed the party this game
I feel like it's gonna move in a swift pace everybody realizing what's at stake
But it may cause some mistakes in the game plan three and two for taking probably way too much damage
They would hope trying to third party this fight
It's less about than he cushion takes and more about where be called Malibu
are at Vico taking every single advantage given to him from just overhead.
Finding those damage applications off the search tags is just going to keep applying steady pressure, steady control.
Shark and Teeny though, they're taking over.
Shark and Teeny started the day loud, but as the race for first place slowly slips them by.
This game could be the one that pushes them back into contention.
They have two chances to really make a run for the top side of that leaderboard and right now they go to Burt on the 1, realize that he's caught out by himself but they're unable to capitalize, no real damage, no real knock.
damage, no real knock, and it looks like NoCyp is going to try to close the gap.
Peterbot landing a couple of tags, season trying to run, and they instantly
close the distance with a shockwave. NoCyp again, causing a little bit of confusion,
but he bumps into the tree, and so he eventually goes down.
Peterbot and Toyo realize where they're out on the leaderboard, and if they want
to take first, they're going to have to come online.
Toyo and Peterbot are doing just that. They'll go ahead and start leaving the
obscenity because they realize there's other games afoot.
We've seen them pick up one of the most in these games and still go on to struggle later down the line.
It's about piecing it all together as the game continues.
If they have any sort of having a respectable finish for players of their caliber.
Things might get a little sticky here though.
I have Rift Tides, Focus and Thomas, waning on their material count, but Nalu just overhead.
We're going to see.
Creeping about waiting to see
the opportunity presents itself.
Will they strike sometimes it's best to remain out of sight out of mind and just look for the reboot opportunity.
Kind of looking right now.
Thomas focus they have to eliminate.
You saw kind of backtrack now.
Lou had at least one.
So it almost seems like Thomas focus crashed the party that now Lou and ready were in.
And so Nalu had no choice but to hide, disengage, and try to survive for now.
Swizzy, Pixie, again, almost everybody in this lobby moving.
That's a good accelerated pace.
A lot of the teams are not even seeing Romania in their POI like usual.
And this is something that has taken Swizzy and Pixie some time to figure out.
But all of that contestant that took place over at Dark Dominion,
helping them out so much later on down the road, Curve and Venom,
They're ready to take out Rama and Akira.
Enough of the games.
They're just going to win it all.
And it's not quite been the night that Beno and Kerr
would have been hoping for after the lit up NA.
But there have been signs of greatness and plenty
to learn from as the duo continue their journey.
And who knows, maybe back to back crazy pop-off gives them
a chance of solifing a spot in global's Gino Pablo.
You've seen these guys trying to make plays like this all day long.
Sometimes it's worked, sometimes it hasn't.
It's time around. In the tunnel.
Underneath painted comms, the original teams that kind of land over at this side of the map
have kind of been distracted for a good portion of this early game,
that do hear noise, Reet and Cooper up above,
farming up the metal that they don't necessarily
get access to over towards latte landing.
But it's just a matter of do they hear that chest?
Or Reet and Cooper gonna try to go underneath
and try to get it all?
If Cheeto and Pablo are willing to wait it out,
something tells me they have a pretty good idea
that Reet and Cooper are eventually going to keep searching
for additional loot and playing from inside of the tunnel
could be a big difference maker,
But, we'll have to wait and see whether that actually pans out in their favor.
It's a big time commitment either way.
Last time we waited in game six, we didn't quite pan out.
So, I'll be hoping for better fortune this time around.
Oh, what do we have here?
Wadi Al, up against Panza and Yapro, again in the storm here at Basic Arms.
And again, Yapro and Panza will come out on top.
Yeah, start this game off.
15th place was 174 points.
So they got at least a little bit of a goal line
to try to achieve.
Recon Cooper as well, 148 points currently,
a little below where they need to be.
But that's why you can see they're
working around trying to get the elimination.
So four points per elimination.
If they could just find a couple here, have a good game.
They'll at least put themselves within reach
going into game eight.
But like even if it's a one tick,
They're not the only ones that have those same intentions, Pablo, Chino.
They've just been steadily following along at a snail's pace.
Only they'll have the opportunity to at least use a couple of bandages,
put themselves in a slightly healthier HP position.
Rhee and Cooper though, clock's ticking.
Splashes are going to have to come out.
They're building against the direction that Yapno and Panzer are facing
and they might be running straight into the clutches of Pablo and Chino.
So just one of those moments right here for Chino and Pablo, they've been all around the map lurking and you see how early they've left that sandy strip and you saw the material count, they sacrificed loot, they sacrificed loadout, everything because they realize one of the most important things in this entire tournament is surge.
There's been some lessons to be learned here from Pablo and Shino, as far as just investing
that time and waiting for the payoff.
And even they eventually will have a point in which they say, maybe we don't want to
do this, but maybe they do.
Read not too far away, but no, they will continue to run back to Wolves to save some.
There's nothing to really show for it, and now, negative damage to show for it.
Negative surge, not a whole lot of material count.
They've had to spend the front of this lobby essentially just waiting to see if any of
their plans would even come to fruition, and with all of it being just a nothing burger
at the end of it, there's just so much that they have to now try and recover.
One team waits in the mud and the other team sits from their
perched up seat from above.
These guys, honestly, you could capture this frame here
and tell me it was from any game this season in Ad Bolivia.
They love that spot and it does pay dividends for them.
Very scary zone to see as well.
if you are Vika, Malibuca, Acorn or Bolts, because you'd know that not only are Sky and
Skrull in a home-based position, but they're also in very familiar turf.
They know how to navigate these final moments from this side of the map, and if it continues
drawing in their direction, that's going to make it all the more complicated for people
in Malibuca to even have the slightest opportunity because they need to eliminate Sky and Skrull
or put them in a position where the lobby can take care of them.
But when you have to make such a long trek across the map
to even get close to them in the first place,
those opportunities, you just start to think back,
was the battle less challenged where we should have been?
You have to have the courage to make your tournament-winning plays.
It's something we see on a weekly basis, Jacob,
as far as the UNNA competition goes.
Teams are willing to make those plays.
We've seen Viko and Malibuco make those sets of plays
against Sky and Stone.
It's a matter of stepping up in the light for the brightest here on this stage.
I see this Fico I heard in between games.
Kind of yelling to him. I don't even know who's saying we're doing this.
He's trying his best. He realized one of the only ways is to get those elimination.
That's why each and every game he sees him getting more and more aggressive.
Lucy's angry. Same thing for them.
They're roughly 64 points away from that top 15.
That means every elimination counts.
but as he tries to shoot down, get damaged,
it gets stolen away by Hari and Cammy,
and they're instantly close in the distance.
If not for the elimination itself,
which saw Belusi kind of cleaned up,
it's for the loot that they feel that they earned.
For Cammy and Hari, they're really just trying to find
a chance to step it up yet again.
We've only really seen them once hit the highlight reel,
and ever since, it's just been so difficult,
but that is the caliber of lobby
that they are contending with.
ritual ageers very much in a similar boat. They're trying to do everything in their power
to see how can we actually leapfrog our position on this leaderboard. But if you're going to
make these kinds of drawn out plays, you've got to hope that you're ahead of the rest
of the lobby and they're doing a great job at positioning themselves for every zone.
That's a beauty of the summit, right? Of course we get to crown the champion for the implications
for the rest of the year.
Imagine how valuable it would be for Rich on Agus
who we have seen the struggles they've had
with their off-sport situation.
If going into the next major,
they have a spot at Globals already.
They need to keep this up to keep the top 15 Globals spot.
He charred it. Oh, yeah.
Rotating the sky goes down.
Peter Bot and Boyo, they've done this year after year.
Whether it's duos or trios, they go after World.
That's the best chance they've got.
And now, we'll scroll down to 48B, forcing out the splashes.
Look how close the zone is.
Third parties are now interrupting this fight.
Peterbot and Poyle know at a time, if they stay alive,
it'll become mathematically impossible.
So they have to slow down the point game here.
If that were never, because if Sky and Skrull continue
to stay alive, this tournament will be over.
Peterbot and Poyle, they don't want to let Skrull have any sort
of chance to slip away from them.
They are chasing him down far, far away, but at the same time,
the lobby, the interventions, but it's not going to save Skrull,
not just yet.
And look at the direction he's headed,
straight into the lives of Shark and Teeny.
And they might have heard all the commotion.
They're right around the building face.
All they need is to see whether or not
Skrull is right behind them, but he's managed to escape.
Every second counts, and now, just like that Skrull,
sends out a shot.
Teeny's alerted, Shark looking back, but Skrull's on the ropes.
These are his last legs.
71 HP, right now they're chasing him down
and that HP is not gonna last long.
Especially if the afterthought of the shark
doesn't let it come to that.
They are down in 39 place.
We have a tournament on our hands.
Recall Malibuca.
This has to be the game.
To bring it to number eight
and give yourself the best shot
at taking that trophy home.
But do they realize only 73 above, they know that they cannot afford to step the slightest bit out of line.
Serge going to jump in a moment. 99% of Malibu Gondika's points being earned with both players is ridiculous.
These are two players who we usually praise them for their individual solo prowess.
That hasn't been what's been delivered in the Crips today.
It's been their team work and their efforts together, and they need that here.
For a moment, we saw second and fourth about to clash.
Well, you have to remember who's also in the mix.
Eight-form bolts cutting it right down the middle and third.
This is so close, and even them, 522 above the damage threshold.
Even though only 21 players need to go down before it's no longer a thing,
they are so far above, they're not going to have to worry about it.
is a moment for them to just weaken the lobby.
Try to take them out one by one by one.
Swayze and Pixie.
Spotlight's on you right now.
Can you break away from it though?
They'd rather play it through the shadows.
They don't want the attention of the lobby,
not when their material count is already so thin.
But Pixie, Swizzy know that everything we're gonna get stuff just like that.
Syus is gonna strike, Pixie is down for the count.
But Swizzy in a moment of peril manages to bring it forth.
100 builds now.
He's got the potential to see how long he could cling on for life.
All of our solo clutch players there in that situation, even Rich will get an elimination.
But you can see when the dust settles, Swizzy got that elimination, but he's still 244 below.
He realizes he cannot keep Pixie up in the game.
They don't have enough heals to outheal it.
And this is a big moment for every single one of those players in that top five or six area.
This is a chance to close the gap and make game number eight a final battle between all these different teams.
Swizzy, he's got the HP, Tyler, definitely in some threats, but Shark, Teenie, they're
really starting to pick up the pace here.
Where it's and Kuduo are going to be some of the next in their line of sight.
They've already got one piece of the puzzle.
They don't even need to go after the next.
They'd rather keep tabs on what the rest of the lobby is doing, but they're going to have
to get active.
After a boil on pump, this is the last thing you want to see charging right at you.
for Shark and Tini, their moment is now.
Really just trying to take over in this game.
They had a few stumbles that they didn't expect,
but with first plays down, they're trying to close that gap.
You can see they're neck and neck
with eight corner balls on that leaderboard.
Even Shadow and Virgo looking back, Tyler is down.
That's an elimination for Shadow, four more points,
but they're not gonna be able to get the loop.
Yeah, well, we'll see if they get out.
They are set right back to the lobby, but look at where shark and teeny are positioned.
They're doing a great job of elevating themselves and they're not the only ones.
Bolts Acorn also sitting idly by waiting to see just how much effort they're going to
have to put forward into this next rotation because they might be able to conceal themselves
on the move, but Peerbot and Hoyo, thereafter the big ones, they're trying to go fishing
for some more eliminations, or just not gonna be enough.
They want to come back more than ever.
Yeah, they're not just playing for prize money.
They're not just playing to qualify for the global championship.
They are playing for first place.
We saw that as they went on to sky and scroll,
but then going down opens up opportunity for Vico and Malibuca.
They quickly transition from the backside of the zone
all the way to the front, especially more so now,
because we're going uphill, a beat-a-bye in Portio,
for Bo Brown, staying to the cloud.
We've seen them cry and big up our names before.
A win here and even more eliminations
could be just enough to put an ink in session.
They've got all of the pieces screwed together here.
Pete just trying to see who else he can take out.
So many players just so incredibly weak underneath them
that they can prevent anybody from challenging this layer
on high, ultimate high ground.
will be their winning contention point.
But Teeny, still going,
that are directly underneath it all.
A decent amount of builds to work with,
trying to see if he can commit
towards that front side of zone.
But eventually he'll have to lay yourself off.
Eventually he'll need to find a refresh,
and it's the same instance of Swizzies,
currently trying to deal with.
Much worse though, no build, and no time left.
He goes down, but for Teeny,
this is another chance.
Still tied at 80, 285 points with Acorn and Boltz.
They're still alive in this game,
But they're staying back. They're staggering themselves.
This is a clue. A chance for them to go for high ground.
Viko and Mal the Blueknave, it's not ready for them yet.
They're just continuing to take it one foot in front of another.
They don't want to make any big leap surbounds just yet.
Who are they? Viko's going to land another one.
Just a warning shot. I'm going to chance to collect.
But at least he's gotten his way forward.
Cooper Brete also finding Acorn.
This is a travesty now for one of our top three teams.
Because Ace, Porta, and Bolts, they'll have to watch and see what happens next.
But look at Viko and Malibuca, the one thing that they're missing.
They're finding this damage, but they don't have the floor-barry, the scournage to make it to height.
Another couple of the nations here, they're trying to close the gap, 326 points.
They're still in second, but with top ten here, a chance to win the game.
All the opportunity of the world is theirs.
King underneath just trying to escape.
Viko, Malibuca, not getting desperate just yet.
Meanwhile, Reed and Cooper are getting pressured from not only above, but below as well.
Everybody can feel what's at stake with only two games left, but Vico Malibu got the best aim.
Dang, they got it! Dang, guys!
And that is exactly what they needed to do! The job is not finished!
They have to continue to clear out their layers beneath them while Pete and Poyle wait for the box waiting for their opportunity to strike down below.
And it's insanity to think that all this time,
T.D. had just been handling his way through these layers,
undisturbed, but Pete, he's ready to draw,
he's ready to throw his name into the mix
and really start the demolition derby underneath.
Boy, you'll still buy his side.
Just when you think that they're about to find
some more eliminations,
Pete go realizes he's all by himself.
The pressure is mounting.
He needs to hit his shot or get out of the box.
Evo one more dude, just stay alive, Pico.
Top six teams, four of them are stuck as solo tier,
but for Reed and Cooper, they have each other.
Vico, we saw Malibu go down,
he's seen only three builds left, empty item slots,
no extra kills, it's really all up to them.
Deeter, bot, and Pardo,
that's six elimination of the game,
and it's on the next team in their path.
And that's the worst case scenario now for Pico.
Malibu's gonna check out Cooper and check out Reed,
They've got crazed, now it's all about them trying to take out some of these other titans in the lobby.
Another refresh for Reed on the ozone, and now they just gotta look up.
Here comes the job, Peter Rotten, Boyle.
They want the back to back, big shot on the Reed.
Boyle will not go down, but Peter Vaughn will, so he's stumped by himself yet again.
Another 1v2, that feeling of deja vu.
Can't just Boyo doing shockwaving up,
looking to break distance with chance to put down pressure.
Following the zone, he knows that Rhee and Cooper are weak,
but he doesn't wanna play this too quickly,
but he's letting Cooper heal down the wall.
This is not what you want, but Boyo finally landing
another shot on the Cooper who shockwaves up.
They're trying to attack from both sides.
Boyo with everything here, it's all for nothing.
He does it again, another shot!
SHOCK!
Poyle will not be denied a 1v1 Poyle vs. 3 NA vs. NA Poyle has taken the crown away from PewDiePie and is placing it upon his tongue.
It is the only way I can try.
I want the kingdom, one of the greatest to ever play this game.
All roads lead to poor Hill every single time.
Just when you think that he won't be able to do it, he delivers yet again.
Peterbott, Peterbott, why is it like playing with the best player in the world?
I mean, it feels great.
It is incredible to watch you play.
You were so hot for the last time I spoke to you.
You were like, they had no match with you when you won the 2v1.
You had no match larger in that situation.
How did you do it this time?
I don't know. I mean, I don't even know.
It was the 1v2. It was versus Reid and Cooper.
You're flying through the sky.
We think maybe there's going to have to be a heal off.
You're reloading in the air. You're an absolute rock star.
But how do you stay calm in those situations
when everything is going on?
I just knew they had nothing.
Like when we first dropped down, they weren't really building or anything,
so I knew they had nothing.
You were able to keep it clean on height this time, please.
So you must have been feeling like, yeah, we've got this.
Yeah, 100%.
We played high-perfect for that game,
and it was a textbook win.
It was a textbook win.
You were ninth-going into this one,
but now you can have your sights truly on the trophy.
Qualification surely for Globals is yours.
You just need top 50 for that.
But what are we going to see from you two in Game 8?
I can't say.
You'll see.
Look at that camera and tell me, are you switched on?
He doesn't need to say anything.
Stay with us, Dysadov, after this break.
We crown the champion!
The image of our soul.
And so now, Stetson, how does it happen?
Turn my direction, I'm gonna put you back in a loop.
And get in the room.
Throw the ring.
When the party's won, it's messy.
It's very Z-Rock.
If it's won, the men will be in the house.
And we are.
What is the question?
And they wanna take it, my boys.
We are.
The absolute best of the game.
It's all over.
We're gonna kill it.
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Okay, sorry about that.
Sorry you guys had to see that.
NA bias mask off.
Here we are, guys.
Why does it always happen like this?
It's like, oh, Peter Baugh,
like, he's one of the best players in the world.
He's not doing that, huh?
Then he comes back and it's like, what?
It matters. Oh, just kidding.
two victory royals on the day in a finals lobby of the quality and caliber of this lobby both coming
down to solo from Koya. This is just the same story over and over and over again it feels like
over on NA regionally and even globally speaking so many times these guys start to get counted out
as the games start to get deeper and deeper and then somehow someway these guys just fly
up the leaderboard they shine the momentum that they need. They find the energy from the crowd,
the fans, from people like Fax and they just ride with it man. And it's all in the back of Poyo.
How many 1v2s is this guy going to pull off today? Unbelievable. I feel like we've seen this before.
Poyo has this meta, has this shotgun, this chaos reloader down to a T. The way he's moving in these
1v2 situations is unbelievable. The timing that he seems to have on all of his loot and his infantry
knowing when to stay back in the storm, when to heal up, when the shotguns reloaded in his inventory,
and then when he can go for the next shot. He is so in tune with the game right now,
and it's showing there in the endgame. His approach, by the way, gave our employees
approach, sorry, to that game seemingly was focused around the strats that Skye and Skrull
have been knowing to kind of implement. Because remember, if we think back to the middle of that
game, who did they push? Who did they eliminate? Skye and Skrull themselves. Of course they only
got one of those eliminations but they did enough damage to effectively render them useless if they
are going to make a push for this win here at the summit with one game left remaining they've got
to do that exact same thing again oh my gosh and i'm getting word production has a listening from
in that game let's check it out nice he says
Chalk them out maybe.
Nice.
Here they go.
Chalk up.
Let's go!
Oh my god, let's go!
Let's go!
Oh my gosh.
Let's go. Let's go. Oh my gosh. I love that piece just given
Boyo the moment to focus on in there to make sure he needs what he has to have complete
home in that moment to find and land the shot. It's crazy. We saw this fight happened
not that long ago, right? He also eliminated read along the way to get his previous victory
the final game. We have one
game left to go and take a
look at these play with Peter
Bucket. Oh, 306 at the top sky
and scroll 352. Beacon Malibu
at 342. And honestly, even with
one rolled down, T. Shark 301
boys boys. This is coming down
to the final game. It's always
interesting going for final
to the wire and for sky and scroll in that last game. Unfortunately for them, they went down super
early. Their first stumble in every single game we've seen them today and it's so, so unfortunate for
them. What it means for the rest of the lobby is that they can now push up on through. But for sky and
scroll, this was the moment, this was the game where they could have solidified their win. They've
taken it all the way down to the wire. They've been all the way down to the last game. And this one's
going to feel bad, right? Because you caught it out earlier. You were looking for the cheek in the
armor for this duo. Yeah, just even really looked like they did anything for this game.
I mean, we turned in with them. It was like 140 builds available for them. They were 400
above the storm. So stressful. There was one problem. Pete and boy over in the lobby.
So I see that background. Boyo is looking right over. Oh my gosh. Are you are you guys catching
that a production? Yeah. Are you are they are looking at us? They're like, if we see an
an invitational type situation.
Could we see, look at him,
Boyle's still looking at Sky and Scroll.
I cannot believe you guys with a single game left,
we can't also forget Viko Malibuka.
Remember Viko Malibuka are firing on all cylinders right now.
They've been trying to catch up to Sky and Scroll,
and now Peter Bonapolo cleared the way.
Now they're up front, they can make this happen.
10 points behind, I think it was there on the standings.
They could actually do it right here.
They made the most of the fact that Sky and Scroll
went down early on in this game,
and I was watching them a lot during this end game.
They played this end game this huge refresh onto Kingaling right there even the understanding
They had a really nice 10 zone callback which really helped them out
They didn't need to go for too many crazy refreshers too many crazy frags
They understood they could play that zone play inside of those boxes that have already been built and then ride out those places because for
These guys right now. They don't need to do too much 10 points behind
I think it was as we'll have a look right now yet 10 points behind the leaders
the game. They're not. They're
not. They're not. They're not
really good because. Honestly,
vivid. They could do it. They
very well could be going
Ellabuca have been so dynamic
throughout the day. It feels
like every single game. It
feels like they're kind of
playing different. Acorn and
Bolts there in the fifth place.
If you kind of paid attention
to third place, Pete and
Pollo. Then we had 306 points
eight and bolts in fifth place
won 295 points. So as it
currently stands only at 11
stands. Vico is locking in. And this is bigger than just this tournament. This is bigger than
just this game. This is legacies on the line. Are the new kids on the block? Sky and Skrull.
Are they the real deal? Is it going to be the older guard? Vico Malibuco, players that have been
here, that have done it in Peterbot and Coyo. This is where we find the answer to that question.
who will cement their legacy or who will rekindle theirs that so many full was lost
genuine
Genuine chills just went up and down my arms
As I'm taking a look at the POVs of these players right now
The vibe meter that Levin was kind of talking about I feel like it's been so high
Throughout the course of this tournament for Vico and Malibuca
right now, they seem so stern, has the pressure finally hit going into the last game?
I want it, that's exactly what I want to talk about.
That's exactly what I want to talk about.
We have one game left to go, five people's all in contention.
You can even argue that top six as well.
Half of these players have been in this type of situation before, right?
Even looking at someone like Shark and Teenie, right?
Shark, this is his kind of first time being in this situation.
This is the hardest and the most intense the pressure is going to be on them.
Yep.
Look at Skye and Skrull same thing right, Viko, Puyo, Peterbots, they've been here before.
They know what that last game looks like.
This is a rare Viko we don't often see.
The focus, the quiet Viko, Puyo, look at him.
He doesn't look scared.
He looks focused.
He looks like he's in his element.
He's clutched twice already.
The pressure.
This is it.
All eyes are on this stage.
All eyes on these five duos.
It's the question, isn't it, Jimmy?
It's the pressure.
The pressure.
The pressure is what makes the difference every time.
Every single one of these players
that we've kind of interviewed throughout the weekend,
they all try to seem like they're cool, common, collected.
They try to make it sound like nothing really bothers them.
But does anybody ever really believe those answers?
I would have a very hard time, myself, believing in it,
especially when you take a look at some of the facial expressions
that we are getting going into a game that feels like it's weighted so heavy.
This is the time though to turn those doubters into a league that's absolutely in the future.
When we talk about the team that ends up going into win this, we can say they have done it.
They have been there in some cases, Viko Malibu's case, they came so close.
In Peter Botts and Boyer's case, they've done it already.
Let's see if we can do it again.
How are things going to go down for Sky and Scroll as well?
Newer players coming on through here, can't wait.
Guys, porn FM, this is it, the last game out of the FNCS Summit.
We are looking to crown champions.
The top 15 will move on to the global championships.
One last game settles in all casters.
Over to you.
This is it, the final moment here on the Summit Land,
where 50 points separate our first place team
and our entire top five.
And you wouldn't think that the margins should
be this slim with the way that we've seen so many of these teams
having their respective high-light moments
throughout the course of today's game.
But it all comes down to this.
Game bang.
Let's see it.
the
everybody at home. Everybody in this arena. We're all asking ourselves the same question.
Will Peter bot in Puyo do it again year after year. Championship after championship. They
They are the one stone to do it all.
We have seen crazy plays happen in final games all year long.
It's Fortnite heritage at this point.
But this time around, it looks like everybody
is going to do their best from their old sport demo.
And Kazi, they're going to play spoiler here.
What's going on?
Hold on a minute.
He gets to it's AR, he gets stacked up!
Get down, get down, get down!
First place is out of the game!
Oh boom!
Cassie and Dave Moore!
Public enemy number one in this lobby!
They're not even gonna leave him or be called out of Bucca!
Peter bought it, point it to the side!
They take the battles up and took it out over and Loma's landing!
Loma's landing, but Sky and Sprawl, what a heartbreaking finish.
The point disparity just not enough.
This is the deciding sequence of events.
I don't think anybody in this building was expecting that to go down how it just is.
And just like that, the door is wide open.
But any one of those teams in the top five to try and win the tournament.
I think everybody that is playing in this lobby now saw that in the feed and
realized what's at stake.
And for Peterbot and Pollo in that last game, they didn't land on them.
They went and hunted Ben down.
Now, there's only one team in their path.
But you can't forget about who else is hot on their heels.
Shark and Teenie only five points separating them between the next spot on the leaderboard and with
that in the back of their minds sure you can keep Vika on Malabuka but if the fight takes too long
you might just be cooked for it
Let's go guys.
Hold on, hold on.
Go, go, go.
He's calm, he's calm, he's calm.
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.
Stay calm.
Malibuca.
Reminding Vico.
The job is not finished.
Stay calm.
Our chance to strike is now.
We're having all these conversations
about Vico Malibuca.
Chartini.
Sharktini, Peter Barboio, we can't leave Acorn and Bolts out of the mix, 295 points, I believe
not too far behind them, either Swizzy and Pixie sitting around that 274 threshold, but
Wonkyland fairly undisturbed for the time being, Teeny and Shark just going to surge
face it out, but at this rate the lobby is going to be picking up in pace rapidly because
is currently every single one of these teams
do what they anticipate.
Maybe they try to take out each other.
Maybe the Flubs just come off with Skye
and Skrull being out of the lobby,
but they don't want to risk what they feel like
as their best shot at first.
I mean, as the game goes on,
the room for shenanigans, Titans,
and honestly, it just becomes about
putting your best foot forward
and playing your best Fortnite here in game number eight.
There is still so much to play for, not just that first place trophy, all across the lobby.
Players desperately fighting for a spot in the top 15 to qualify for Globals.
And now everybody left in this one is playing for something here.
But why not me?
That's got to be the theme running through Viko and Ella Bucca's minds right now, but they have to stay focused.
We saw Viko saying a prayer before the game began.
They looked like his prayers were answered.
He just has to finish his part of the deal now.
And then live off the goods.
10 points separate.
But Viko and Malibu are at now.
And first, plays on that leaderboard.
And if they can get that, close out the game.
They would be your major one-summit champion.
They still have so much competition to watch out for.
But again, Levin, you said it yourself.
There's room for so much shenanigans.
Shark is going to go down.
Teenie's by himself.
Iagozo and Josh are the ones hunting him down in Lonkeyland.
They've had a rough go about the day,
and they're looking to try and change their fate
in the final hour here.
A massive game is necessary for Zo and Josh
to bring this one back.
But when they've taken out a priority fracker,
Here at Wankyland and he's all back yard.
Josh and Yamzo have the chance now to step it up.
And everybody's been picking up these new faces
at the top of the EU mountain.
But here in game number eight, nothing but struggles
from our bright young stars.
It's up to the experienced vets, the former champs,
to try and show them how things are done.
Uh-oh. They know. They know.
Right now, they've already got that elimination on the chart.
They see a giant surge base to top of Wonky.
And typically, this is where you would see them,
but they just can't find it.
They don't know, though. They have no idea
that TD is still hidden tucked away
so discreetly inside of the safety of his surge base.
But just one peachy two out of line.
That's all he's waiting for the slightest opportunity and if he can put down
Joe or Josh here in this moment
Darman D'Amish might just choose to strike
They're gonna be drawn to any sort of a media battle because even the polls are aware of the fact that
Every singular point matters not just for the prize pool over securing your place at global's in top 15
You know, I'm so enthralled leave and like he said tackle no clue in the world
That teeny was still right beneath them.
In that room might just be enough for him to keep shock in this game and
keep their chances alive.
The Battencoyle up above, no pass moves coming at him this time around.
And it's just the cap is that close that they don't really have to worry about it.
And a lot of extra yields for Peter Battencoyle.
whole pizza shop underneath and Peterbot is the one really taking the role
right now being on top of that surge power to take control of their storm
surge. It's the fact that Boyle had dropped everything in his loadout to just
prioritize gathering as much resources as possible taking them back to their
surge base because they know they likely saw it in the elimination P2 shark is
is gone. Sky and scroll fully eliminated. So many top contenders now left in a very
awkward position. And so their best bet might just be to play to their strengths in Levin
earlier on in the last lobby. You've called out the fact that a team that tends to heat
up as the game goes on. And right now they're seemingly on fire. The only duo in this lobby
to strike with two victory royals on the day. Yeah, they might just go for a third tackle.
to type of form they're currently in when you've got the greatest of all time
Peterbot and he's not even the best player on his team right now. Boyle playing at unbelievable levels.
Very corn and bolts, see the strategy. They kind of mix together, the fifth
grenade, the shockwave and that long launch back towards the back kind of
moving and a friend of distance for most players as they quickly try to make
their way in zone. And that's been a focus part of their game plan today.
The best part about it is that because of the fact that short is no longer in
this lobby, teeny left the way to round wonky is just too distracted,
cannibalizing itself from the teams that made their entry points after the fact
and darned damage. They're willing to stick it out. The vending machine camp
might just come to it at the end, hurry up!
So, he is Hanzina, fully ambushed.
Ionzo lost that vending machine.
We saw him run to it so many times today,
so many times in the lower bracket yesterday,
and here he is punished in this final game.
That information, my favorite, huge.
Teeny knows Ionzo and Josh took down Shard.
Now he knows, Darman Demis just took down Yamsu and Josh.
So he knows it's still not safe to move out of there just yet.
That sort of delay to his overall game strategy for Shark and Tini
in comparison to a team like Viko and Malabuca, who
have the luxury of just playing out their full storm potential,
they are not in any sort of rush.
They just have to keep their wits about them,
keep their bearings.
Viko always showing back and thinks of that moment when he used to play with Pete.
No loose free, but this time he's much more reserved, he's much more composed and he knows.
It's all about staying side by side with Malabuka to bring this one home.
And you have a player as talented as Viko but as emotional as he can be.
There is no better pairing than Manabuka.
Strong cold, never too high, never too low.
And against an on fire Peterbot and Pollo,
that is the temperament you need.
Pollo just non-stop scanning into the horizon.
It's going to be so difficult for Pocos and Hero
to even make their way over that hill face.
They are looking to fully lock them out the edge zone.
has re-brewed Shark and so the marathon continues.
Things aren't as easy as far as the pathway to a potential victory for these two as it
is for others, but it certainly is not over.
Shark has been one of the best players in the world this year,
earning more and more experience and more and more.
But he needs to be at his very best here in game number eight.
It almost feels like we're going to have a lot of our top teams
kind of stack the position at the north side of the map.
We got Acorn and Bolts.
Just saw Peter Bottenpoio.
We know Shark and Teenier towards the north
along with Vico and Malabuca.
So no matter where this zone goes to the north or the south,
there's a chance all of our top five remaining teams could come to a clash.
Shocking factor. Teams that are performing the best of the lobby here today,
now currently sitting in some of the best positions for this next zone.
Pixie and Swizzie continuously looking back.
They know that their destiny is fully under their control for global championship.
But what they want is another step upwards.
They'd need that top five, even better,
still maybe even dreams of top three.
And this is the type of team.
If you're one of those players fighting for the victory right now,
you don't want these guys kicking it in the lobby.
They are going to be a big threat.
We have seen that.
We know PM Poyle likes to play high, Sharkin's in the U2.
Swizzing Pixie are always going to be in pack four in those fights.
Still so much talent in this lobby that can play spoiler.
to any one of our top 14.
Just got to keep in mind as well.
We're so focused on first right, please.
So that top 15 mark coming into this game is 214 points.
Goes to show how stacked this leaderboard actually
is on both ends of that spectrum.
No judges might be restored here,
depending on what happens next.
Cooper agreed so close to where Ritual and Aiders were just
that I know it's easy to kind of sort the difference before the day has started,
but it's another affair entirely to kind of the salt in the wounds and
find yourself eliminated by the team that's been contesting you all week and
long, the first and foremost, ritual ages.
They'll have to try and sort out what's directly in front of them because the
lobby's closing in and their wiggle room is just so limited.
That puts in today's competition, Shadow and Virgo,
look like their best representation NA was going to have.
And while they continue to fight and be a threat,
this final game will be their biggest test.
Will they stumble in the final hurdle?
Will they continue to do what they have done
and be a solid team in this lobby?
I like their process here.
104 below the damage threshold.
shot waving through could have instantly tried to fire off with anybody along that path, but they made it a focus get into the zone
Dead high ground and that's going to be the best opportunity to get the damage that we need
The thing about shadow and burgo is they're not a duo that we often see struggling to maintain their surge threshold
So the fact that they find themselves in this position just underneath you and the edge gonna solve that problem for them a little bit of pressure
They don't want to have to
expend any of their food.
Very miscredited.
They can avoid it, but players
are just refusing to budge.
No one is giving an opening,
and that goes back to the
original point.
It's difficult to find your
marks.
15 to 68.
They've been finding elimination
on the minority.
A burgo takes a shot from above.
All good things eventually come
to an end.
Only spending a short moment on
top of that storm.
So far, we've seen a lot of
players who have been
playing in the last few
years.
They've seen a lot of
players who have been
playing in the last few
top of that storm surge.
Now they quickly fall for goal.
It's active as well.
Every second, 25 damage will get ticked
to eventually taking out, not going together.
Swizzy's feeling it as well.
193, even worse though, Taco, because he's by himself.
And Swizzy's trying to do what he can
to reserve those last couple of pizza slices.
But the problem is, the way that the lobby
is folding into itself, it's just not going his direction.
He doesn't have the openings he needs.
He has to heal instead.
Now chasing behind Jace gets a big shot just open.
But Jace is firing back.
Swizzies got the knock, but he didn't get the finish,
and he's out of here.
Look on board, sharp and teeny.
You almost would have never have guessed this team was almost
an inch away from getting sent out of this lobby, but now they're back 400 above the
damage threshold. They have a little bit of high ground and they regain control of their
own destiny. It only makes sense for game mate to come down to a border zone location.
This is primetime territory for Shark and Teenie and it also makes height all the more
It's very difficult to control, it's very obscure vision, up close to Treetown since
it's from Alibuka and Viko, they're going to stick to the logo if they're going to wait
for their moment to try and strike the ball.
Without Vimo's help, they're going to be in the low ground at times today, comfortable
on any layer, and that's what you need to be when you fight until the end.
Yeah, I got to remember it was Viko on Dave Lawn that was leading the pack in terms of
The nation's 314 here. They're just taking it one step at a time. They realize with the leaderboard this stack
All it takes is one misstep one mistake to really cost you a chance at that first place and even more so
There's over a million dollars on the line in this tournament each and every placing
You almost lose thousands of thousands of dollars and for a duo like Peter bottom for your mistakes are barren few and between these last few
lobbies they have been going absolutely ballistic and frontside control now
seemingly about to belong exclusively to them Virgo trying to see if he can make the
wraparound but the problem is he's 285 below even if he makes it towards a
frontside position he still has to look back he still has to connect shots and
when you're a one-man operation potentially flashing head-on with
other duos this could be the end of it all oh no a big shot again falling
Herder below the damage threshold, 18 HP.
He needs more than a miracle here.
He almost needs three eliminations worth of damage.
And a lot of that is getting stolen away.
Hereby, Pierpa and Coyo, 144 above the damage threshold.
For them, Coyo deserves all the flowers in the world
with how he's been playing this weekend.
And he's leading the team to the promised land.
Here we're looking at wraps right now for Virgo.
One more take, unless he gets the shot in.
Twyzo gonna manage to just slip away,
and Virgo won't be able to make it through.
Twy and Cringe safe for the time being.
And even though we pull away from the treetops,
you can see Sarkissini still wants to play for Hype.
They take April down, and that is hard to fall their standings.
They take down the team,
or one of the players of the team just beneath them.
And that leaves boats in the awkward position.
Will they continue to pay for it?
Or how are you going to get involved?
Really seeing the live leaderboard right there update in real time.
Now this is a elimination of placement points as well.
Peterbot and Coyle find their first one of the game.
So in steady wins the race, but they got quite a large gap to overcome here.
And this is where it becomes very challenging for Biko and Malibuka to keep their composure.
You're seeing that elimination feed light up.
You're witnessing Boyle and Peter Butt, shark and teeny, make their surge up.
And yet, you still have to try and play to your own strengths.
You don't want to lose any sort of kind of bone coming out of the swing and through.
You don't have a piece of paper overtaken, Burtz.
This is a big moment for them, because they cannot get lost.
Taking Burtz is not a moment.
It's not to be a part of the stress this game, but another elimination from Burtz has been found.
First for the game for him, but he's diving deep into the zone to try to pick it up.
Luckily for him, he does get the siphon.
The tournament is in their hands.
There has never been a bigger moment in Vito's career, and this is his time to live up to that moment.
But he still has to deal with the likes of Boyo and Peter Body.
He just has to play his own game.
And from this frontside low position, everything seems achievable.
Right now they are leading the charge in the underground.
So much space has been claimed.
They keep continuously looking back.
The pre-bills are established, but Peterbott's ready to fire off.
The battle for Hyde.
He's here to win!
It's inevitable!
Let's go!
Now, Mr. President, for you, once again,
has to show why he has been the best player in this movie,
all made of veto, with first place in his hands.
Malibuca allowing him to lead the charge for a moment.
This is the best case scenario for this duo.
This is it right here though because it's going to point time
chop though where Viko Malibuca just stay alive.
It's going to be mathematically impossible.
And Malibuca Viko though they know exactly what it takes in these final
moments. There's no you bring it up. Malibuca there's big time.
There's enough. Viko with the finish and the second reach.
Viko, no! Viko, no!
Every single part of the way!
They can do it. They are beginning to run away from it.
And now, 40 point gap.
We need a game for Peter Bonapolo.
It's not going to be a no!
Because they are full goals!
They go way through the competition!
Malibu goes those down. Viko left by himself.
He just needs to stay alive.
Boganov!
Viko!
He's no stranger to a solo situation!
And he'll look to hit even more shots and complete even the way he was the competition.
Cami is in his sights, but he just has to connect with the crucial shot.
Running in and out of the zone, it's Vico.
It's Vico, it's no Vico.
It's it right there though, Koyo still alive as a solo.
I'm not sure what the point gap actually is.
If he needs all the eliminations, if he needs the victory royal.
But if there's one person this weekend that proved he will not go down without a fight,
it's this man here proven that maybe chickens can't fly.
And all Pollo has to do is see if he can get the first bit of confirmation.
Epic ass pump underneath.
Pollo, can you do it?
It's a return, it's an action.
Now you can win this pump.
Get it through.
Pollo doesn't get the win.
They have done it.
He goes.
And now the Pucco, they stand up on the last game.
They got the limitations.
They have needed the destroying the rest of the body.
This is their moment.
This is their chance.
Here's to another Pucco, you are the champions.
And just like that, history has been made.
Vico and Malibu go on board the free-go of the title of Summitland Champions,
securing their spot at the Global Championship 2.
But that trophy, it belongs exclusively to Miko and Malabuca!
Go ahead, guys! Let that trophy...
The crowd, we're chanting your name, Fico.
What an experience to finally win an ever-get-land and to do it with a crowd that loved you.
I'd be fucking insane, like, I promised my mom I was gonna win this year, and I mean...
And she's watching you right now, is there anything you want to say to her?
I'm gonna say it on German.
Mama, ich hab's geschafft, ich bin der beste Spieler der Welt!
She's been a young star for so many years, we've watched you grow from a teenager into a champion!
and Malavuco last year, eighth at Global's.
It wasn't enough for you, was it?
Yeah, well, I didn't stop at this.
I got because my teammate, and you just did everything.
I couldn't have asked for a better teammate.
And the two of you, it's like you're on this.
Viko, you can see this man, he's so right all the time,
even when you don't win.
You call Carmen Collective, but has this man changed you?
Did you change me?
You changed me a lot, because I really love to play with him.
It just makes the game no easier for me.
And seeing the two of you together...
Ah, Viko!
You can see that crowd.
They wanna work with you.
I want this man to see this crowd.
And to give them a message, Viko. What would you like to say to them?
Thank you for the support, Mr. Dom. I never did anything like this.
That's it! That's it!
Let's go!
Biko loves this crowd, and we love you guys, Biko Malabika.
Please take your positions.
Please double-dump one more time.
Your best ever MNZS Major 1 Summit champion is Biko Malabuka.
your champions, you stay here and celebrate him this way, this way, he is celebrating with a bar.
I cannot believe it.
The way of Mark feels right now is the way we do as well.
Crap, make some more noise!
Let them hear you!
Your champions.
I love you, Zephiko.
Oh
Did you want to take the crown off it you just turn it I just turn it the little top here the little
Little bit right here. There you go. Now pull it off. I'm so bad at this
You're probably shaking everything
I'm so shit. It's okay yesterday. There it is. You can
I think the best way I feel like I can summarize this moment is what Franky actually said.
We watched you guys for a while to see you guys be in this position, to show up in Germany,
to fight through everything that you guys have fought through, to target, hey, there's
this new thing, this summit, we're fighting with everything we had.
Is there ever a moment in your mind you thought like we can't do this or was it the whole
time you just kept pushing those thoughts out and you thought we just have to win?
I can't lie.
After game two, I think the greatest player I've ever played duels with in my entire
career.
You know, he got my mind back to it and said, it doesn't matter, there's still four games
left.
He said one thing, going into game five, he said it doesn't matter how the start goes,
it's about how you end it.
And we end it with a bang!
Malibu go obviously, he's giving you such high praise.
To hear your duo mates say that, to hear the way this crowd went, praise you, to see
Amar run up and give you guys a massive hug, how does that feel?
I'm just playing for the best
in the world. I probably have
asked for a better teaming in the 74.
You're a glazer though.
Yeah, I'm not a glazer.
You gotta stop crying.
I'm on the...
Hey, emotional man!
No, that's fantastic.
You know, we had this moment
in the lobby yesterday,
but so funny to me.
And the moment that you won,
I just, I recalled the conversation.
You had said, man,
I have looked for a teammate and Malibuka is someone who essentially can match my freak
who can just be within the moment and lift me up. How does it feel now to know you made the right
choice at Malibuka? Honestly, I want to say thank you, Fleece, for dropping me on my head.
Thank you, Razz, for not wanting to coach me because I just got the greatest outfit I could
have ever asked for. I got the greatest fighting idea to ever touch his game. Listen, man, you are
screaming about emotions right now and throughout the weekend right we've been
tuning in with you guys we've been watching you guys were off there on the
stage in the chairs you guys were like dancing back and forth singing but we
saw a pause to all of that like happiness and joy and it was seemingly as if
it calls going into game number eight it was like all focus from both of you
guys to walk me through Malibu the first of mindset going into game number
eight well when you know that sky was like fall sauce and I also received
with more points, but the 10-point difference is not that big of a difference, so I just
had to play our game, let's focus on someone else trying to grief us so we don't get grieved,
and I guess it was not great, because I don't know if we were getting grieved, but if we
were, we did great by hiding and not letting anyone know that we were there, and I don't
know what happened to Sky as well, I'll see you later, but yeah.
I think this was probably the hardest land I've ever touched in my whole entire life.
And I mean, you know, I've won RIP over 4.
This guy won Gamer's 8 before, right?
We've been in hard lobbies.
This was really...
Not just only because I was a winning contender, but in general, I mean, I was playing with
like 15 chests, 20 chests.
These guys had like 70 chests.
These guys were the best teams in the world.
I myself think I was an underdog compared to them, right?
And I mean, I just want to say shout out to Amar as well.
I think the stuff this guy told me,
how he got back up from my slums.
He's been, he's been with me my entire time.
I'm a Turkish thank you, bro.
This is the best trip that I've ever learned from Stuber.
All guys, first FNCS LAN win.
Of course, the trophy, the prize money,
but also that qualification to the global championships later on this year.
I want to hear from both of you.
What can we expect now from you guys going into those global championships?
Can you go back to back?
I mean, hopefully we can, right?
I mean, there's a good phrase saying, you know...
I forgot the phrase.
Yeah, that's the case now.
You guys, I think...
Man, the first time was tonight.
I had to do it, so I hope I can do it again because...
Man, I've always wanted to have an F&S trophy in my room, you know?
And I think everyone in this whole stadium is dreaming of having this.
Yeah.
And I just don't want to disappoint my fans, because I know I have the potential to win again.
And I mean, I think it's fair to say, I think we're the best team in the world.
You proved it.
Malibu go.
What can we expect from you global?
We'll see.
It is like a long time before it, but we're not going to stop just admitting this plan, obviously.
We're going to focus on the majors first, like the online rounds,
and then we'll see what happens with the goblins.
Guys, congratulations once again.
Thank you so much.
Obviously, you had a moment there of just pure in the moment,
but we'd love to give you a second here to just address the fans.
If there's anyone you want to thank, anything you want to say,
we'd love to give you that moment.
Whichever you want to go first, you go, you want Malapu, good to go.
You know what, this guy can come first,
because I have a lot to say on that.
Go ahead.
Shout out to my brother, first of all, because he's like...
He's like, the guy...
Why I started playing very Fortnite in the first place,
I'm not sure if he's still under Arena.
He's always, bro.
Yeah, he's maybe his hand there.
And, yeah, I just want to...
Give him a huge shout out for helping me out throughout the years.
Obviously to the family and just to the fans for helping me.
Well, I mean, where do I start, right?
I could start with Amar, but I think I'm gonna start with my mom.
I think, I mean, the only reason I'm ever here is because of my mom, you know.
She's got me through the hardest time of my life, you know.
She grew up with me as a solo parent, you know.
And I mean, Mama, look, ich danke.
Ich glaube, ohne dich wäre ich niemals hier.
And I mean, my friends, my family, pretty much everyone who's been with me on this way.
Even my all my teammates, you know, Pink, Razuru, my current coach, Thomas, like that, you know.
Everyone who's been moved on this jersey, you know, who's helped me grow as a character, but especially always poppy because that guy I
Wouldn't be here without him. You know, I wouldn't be the guy I was without him
But yeah, I mean, I think that's it
You know also shout out to all the casters, but especially shout out to my org big because I don't think without them
I would have this gear. I wouldn't have this nice of a teammate. You know, they made it all possible
Thank you father's right, sir
Thank you guys so much. There was also one big person who had a big smile on his face
11-2 came right there the moment he saw it locked in shot out to him. Well Viko, Alibuka, you guys pick this trophy up
Go get out of here. Go celebrate. Don't forget the crown. Make sure it doesn't come on. I won't be forgetting this
Congratulations guys. You can leave the headset sound get out of here. Go celebrate. All right
Once again your Summit Champions
I'm so happy for him.
Unbelievable stuff.
I'm telling you, Vico, seeing Vico that kind of emotion, obviously, Vico is a talker.
He loves to be expressive and to be loud and to be funny and in your face and to see him break down like that, man.
Yeah, I'm so happy for him. I am so happy
Raising the truth be one more time
We're gonna struggle to get that truth be out of those guys heads
They're gonna be holding on to that one for a very long time if I have learned anything here today
We always put a lot of respect on the dedication that the players themselves the time the effort
the love that they put into a game that we also love, but it also requires a team you could hear the list of names
That both of those players attributed to the win. It really does require a
Gigantic team a family to make something like this happen. Yeah, and you can see it very visibly with Vico
He is passion personify you can see it in his expression
You can see it in the way that he carries himself
And I'd like to say that Malibu is exactly the same in a very different way
He's been around the scene for so so long at the very top of his game and huge props to him
Just to maintain to continue being at that very top level to let those not let those disappointments pull him down
But not let those land disappointments pull him down and to pull through here in doodle door and end up coming out on top
as they mentioned, not easy for them at all this entire weekend, not easy for them today.
The hardest lobby they said they've ever played in, but they hold through.
They have done it, and honestly, for both of them as individuals,
I've had the pleasure of talking to them so much, all these different lands,
seeing them grow both in the game and outside, I couldn't be happier for them.
Yeah, man. Again, I just keep thinking about that conversation, you know.
Again, for context, you know, obviously we're hanging out with players
And there's a moment where Vico kind of pulls the society comes up starts talking to us and we're just like so
What do you think man? Like Malibu guy has a feeling he's just like yeah, dude Malibu guy like he he just meets me where I am
He's the first player. I've been able to play with that just it doesn't matter what I'm doing
It doesn't matter how silly or loud he tries to meet me there
He tries to just help me along while some others may not buy this well, but man
It's just such an incredible moment for the duo
Congratulations once again your champions Vico and Malibuca. Of course, we do have to remind ourselves though that the top 15 do move on to the global championships.
Let's take a look at those standings and see how things ended up after game number eight.
a point for a. Boyle Peter
bot managed to sneak their way
into second place after the
start that they had, they
really showed up big here.
An incredible feat by the duo
Shark and teeny also putting
up incredible performance after
all the adversity that they went
through this weekend. It's
great to see them come out in
third place. Die and scroll the
and we watch them go down early on. Fourth place, still an incredible feat for them.
Yeah, my heart breaks for those guys. They've got a bright future ahead,
but let's look at this bubble. One point separated, Kami and Hari from Flixie and
Chap, who will be appearing at the Global Championships later on this year's EEC.
It's tough. You can look further. Agers, Rich will hold and wrap it. I mean, so many big names
just barely missed out. When they said this was one of the hardest lobbies they'd ever played,
they were serious. I mean, guys, this weekend has been incredible. Today has been incredible. Some
of the most incredible four that we've seen, Pollo, solo clutching two VRs, OCE getting a win,
like so many incredible things happened. Super, super amazed with how everybody played this weekend
from Friday to Saturday to obviously championship Sunday for everybody to kind of come into this
land right kind of switching up the format as well when everybody adapting we talked about it
earlier on in the day how much actually changed just coming into Friday alone going into Saturday
going into Sunday and some of the teams that of course deserve to be there at the top they still
found their way up there they overcame all of those tribulations we got champions we got global
the first time they've got
into a land like this, being
those sort of favorites. The
team that ever was looking at
they held themselves so so
well. Like I said, my heart
breaks them there in that last
game, but they can be so proud
of their performance. So many
great storylines, of course,
coming out on top was that
experience of Malibu Co and
Vico, but huge props to
players like shark playing at
their first land for sky and
scroll to be on top throughout
this entire day today. The
and I think it's a great
opportunity for the team to
come up with some great
performances because here they
have proved they are a top tier
team and deserve to be
regarded as that.
Peer bottom Pollo as well.
Wow. I mean, I think that
might be an all time of a solo
performance from a Pollo. A lot
of talk about Pete about so
much, but Pollo man, you can
walk out of here with your
head held high because you did
so much great work today. They
are back. That's right, man.
Wow. For what is there for
Remember, if you missed it, these are the announcements.
We released a blog on social media.
So if you want some more information, go check that out.
We had some updates and some changes to the 2026 FNCS year.
So obviously the brand new dates for the global championship.
It has changed.
We've changed the way that FNCS major two is.
We've changed major three to the last chance.
We also have shown off a solo competition.
Still don't know what that is.
Don't worry about it.
You'll find out more about that later.
Also, power rankings.
And what else am I missing?
The new right changes, the unreal legends,
and the acts of unreal from myself, from them,
from the casters, from the crew,
from the production crew, from the fans,
from you at home, from all of our amazing friends
who came from all over the world,
co-streamers, from wherever you were.
Thank you all so much.
Because of all of you, you make this possible.
You guys made me go cry.
I will never forget that in a good way.
That is the conclusion of the FNCS summit.
We look forward to seeing you for major two,
but until then, we love you.
Keep yourself safe.
And we'll see you on that battle bus.
We did it!
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