FFA Masters League

It's time for round 2 and we have some spicy matches coming up. Please note that I may not be around next weekend.

A few further remarks:

• All players should join the FML Discord Channel
• Please host only from map subfolder: "FML Zoom"
• Only up to 6 streamers, admins and participants are allowed to observe matches. Observers may not leave the game before it's completely over.
• If no admin is present, replays must be posted into the Discord replay channel, ideally with the scores as a remark
• Only one building per island is allowed
• Pause manip is prohibited

As usual, predictions are welcome

Round 2 Matches

M8
Peregrine
Neytpoh
aarnikratti
SelfControlMe

M9
Gradient
qwest
Airenikus
SyDe

M10
supremo
letshavesomefun
junkerzam
Enjoi

M11
GivenToFly
sheik
NoMercy2
ostone

M12
Peanut
rulaZ
5te1n
headintheclouds

M13
Voxius
Leluaami
trunkz
tukimkim

M14
Vyvanne
fetta_ook
M00se
LION

GL HF!

Round 2 Matches

M8
Peregrine
Neytpoh
aarnikratti
SelfControlMe

ancient feuds are revived as former enemies struggle vs new foes. will the old hatreds lead to future bloodshed, or will frosty allegiances form where fiery lava once boiled...

in round 1 i barely escaped Articuno, now I face Zapdos...and Team Rocket. glhf

M9
Gradient
qwest
Airenikus
SyDe

on paper it looks like a good lineup, but in reality qwest doesnt lose vs this cast. everyone will be too busy teaming SyDe aka Articuno to notice that qwest did exactly the same thing he does every single game: hoard gold and hide 100. unless SyDe rushes him, but i think qwest could even hold it. gradient will go 100 to backstab someone in 4way. airenikus seems rusty, and had a poor showing last game, i don't expect him to be much more than a bat/tower guy here. qwest's micro and experience wins out with +3 pts

M10
supremo
letshavesomefun
junkerzam
Enjoi

the last two champs. junker was by far the best player here, but hes rusty and shave has improved. whoever tomes supremo will have a big lead, but shave has learned how to hoard under the radar and avoid teaming. enjoi has good manners and nice skills, i'd like to see him prevail here, but i won't bet against the "champ"

M11
GivenToFly
sheik
NoMercy2
ostone

seeker played nicely last round, ostone and nomercy did not...unless borat gives us a time machine performance, sheik should dominate with +3 pts.

M12
Peanut
rulaZ
5te1n
headintheclouds

a very interesting match. i give rulaZ the slight edge here, because he has a talent for maintaining his composure under pressure. but peanut could outwit them all. i doubt stein will get away with any cheese with this cast, he better prepare some new godlike strategy since losing 100 food vs 3 heroes didn't seem to work. punpun fought well last round, but he relies too much on micro and early aggression to be successful vs these wiley coyotes.

M13
Voxius
Leluaami
trunkz
tukimkim

godzilla vs mecha-godzilla. two top elves with completely opposite styles who both dominated their first round matches by passing 20k gold. it really depends on spawns, but if lelu is able to avoid being rushed by trunkz, i think he can win. if mecha-trunkz can eliminate lelu, the other two have 0 chance of stopping him.

M14
Vyvanne
fetta_ook
M00se
LION

vyvanne and m00se are both rare UD's who play with honor. vyvanne will gain an early lead, by toming one of these players, but the call of the fetta will soon get vyvanne teamed.  m00se and LION showed their willingness to join forces last game (even though they failed badly.) if fetta manips them into eliminating vyvanne, then fetta wins. if not, i'll go with my murican brother, the Elsha-of-IEL

I'm looking forward to this round, there's some really interesting matches here.

M8
Peregrine Neytpoh aarnikratti SelfControlMe

This one is spicy. Peregrine and Neutron faced each other down in the previous season's semi-finals, where they had an excruciating 3-way with Seksi and there were a lot of heated emotions. In addition, aarni and peregrine have almost never seen eye-to-eye, so there will likely be some tension there, if not outright animosity.

M9
Gradient qwest Airenikus SyDe

This is the first time in my memory that these two undead juggernauts of the modern era will clash. Add to that the polish tank, gradient, and the formidable Airen, it should be a very dynamic match.

M10
supremo letshavesomefun junkerzam Enjoi

While junker has been a top player on the scene since he started, shave has been increasing skill over the years little by little, with a power-up slower than any DBZ character. Maybe it is finally time for him to go super saiyan.

M11
GivenToFly sheik NoMercy2 ostone

This one looks like a pretty open field for sheik.

M12
Peanut rulaZ 5te1n headintheclouds

Disciple of Sun-Tzu, stein, meets poker prodigy, rulaz. This will be a military chess-match for sure. The other two won't even be able to comprehend what they are witnessing, with their 80% less brain surface area compared to those two.

M13
Voxius Leluaami trunkz tukimkim

Lelu's consistency has leveled him up to the high echelons, but at the top awaits the boss-level trunkz. In the end though, we may learn that tree hiding beats insane unit combos and micro.

M14
Vyvanne fetta_ook M00se LION

Looks like a fairly even match to me. Vyv or fetta have advantage here, but I don't think either are very try-hard at the moment, so let's see.