![]() Writers Note: I previously wrote that Velocity beat C9 in Lockdown Slayer, but they actually beat them in Warlord King of the Hill. This has been changed and big apologies for the misunderstanding. This weekend, Velocity eSports took 8th out of 48 teams at the Iron Games Halo Championship Series in Atlanta to start out the season on a great note with a crucial 50 points. The road to the eighth place position was anything but easy and Velocity showed incredible team resiliency and teamwork to put themselves near the top of the standings. After their first matchup against Authentic, who they beat in Oddball Lockdown 200-55 and 50-35 in Team Slayer Warlord, they went up against tournament dark horse Noble Black. After starting off set with a 5-1 loss in Warlord Capture the Flag, Velocity kept a solid team play effort to secure a win in Team Slayer Shrine. To close out the best of three series, they fought back from a 77-47 deficit in King of the Hill Warlord to finish on a nail-biting 160-156 win over Noble Black. The win put them up against last year’s Season 1 Champion and this year’s champion of the preseason cup Evil Genius’. Velocity tried but were pummeled starting with a 3-0 loss in Capture the Flag Shrine in four minutes and 27 seconds and followed by a 50-32 loss in Team Slayer Lockdown. The series was capped off with a 200-59 loss in Oddball Warlord, which sent Velocity to side station to play 4th seeded eLevate. After two bravely fought sets in Bomb Shrine, which went to 1-0, and Team Slayer Shrine, which went to 50-47, Velocity completed the sweep of eLevate with a masterful 200-64 Oddball Lockdown win. However, their elimination came at the hands of eventual 3rd place finishers, Cloud 9. Velocity took a set against Cloud 9 in Warlord King of the Hill get the series to 1-1. Cloud 9 would eventually finish the series 3-1 with wins in Lockdown Slayer and Bomb Shrine to drop Velocity to a rematch against Noble Black for the rights to 7th place, which Velocity would lose 3-2. Velocity fights themselves through to an 8th place position despite having to play all teams seed at or above 7th after their win over 23rd seed Authentic. Top quality teamwork and fluid tactics to turn the tide of the match are looking to become the team’s specialty this season, as many of their games were made close or were come from behind wins. Even 5 year veteran, Cratos, had to tip the hat to his teammates for the combined effort of the weekend. The next LAN event is HCS Indianapolis from June 26-28, however there will be weekly online tournaments until then for Velocity to gain some more points and more team cohesion as they begin the chase for the a spot in the Season 2 Finals. Stats Taken From Halo Stream on http://www.twitch.tv/halo/b/651241488. Match starts at 6:35:00 Evil Genius vs Velocity Facts: · Lifestyle had highest in CTF match with -2 KDR · Lost 50-32 in Slayer · Cratos 10/6/12 · Nemesisst 8/4/14 · Suspector 7/2/13 · Lifestyle 7/9/12 · Lost in Team Oddball 200-59
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