Meadowlands 2008 Finals Game-by-Game Analysis
By blandestk | Published: April 15, 2008 4:17am EST
Few fans of the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit were surprised to see 2007 Halo 2 national champions Final Boss in the inaugural Halo 3 championship match. One can safely imagine many were surprised to find their opponents were Classic, comprised of players unknown to many. Perhaps even more unpredictable was the fact that, of the two, the team to emerge from the Losers Bracket was Final Boss. Team Classic entered the finals on a blazing tear, sweeping Carbon and Instinct, the team who sent Final Boss to the Losers Bracket. Final Boss might have been the familiar faces, but Classic had the advantage: Final Boss would need to win two series to take the title.
Final Boss celebrate their Meadowlands win
Game 2 shifted play to Construct for Team Slayer. Final Boss struggled through much of the tournament with Team Slayer games, but they desperately needed a win. If they went down 2-0, they would not only need to win three games in a row, but also six of the next eight. Luckily for Final Boss, Strongside and Ogre 2 decided to have enormous performances. Strongside went 15-7, while Ogre 2 was 15-10, as Final Boss largely imposed their will en route to a 50-40 win. The series became a best-of-three, tied 1-1. |
