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Los Angeles Complexity vs. Dallas Venom

Last night’s first Forza 2 race began without the collisions fans have come to expect. Los Angeles’s Chavisan and Dallas’s Chaos traded first and second place early in the race until Chavisan eventually took the lead he would hold until the end. Los Angeles’s other racer, GTO, tried hard to maintain second place, but after a fateful encounter with a wall he was forced to settle with fourth. Dallas’s team came in second and third, bringing the score to 4-3.

Los Angeles led by a single point going into the Dead or Alive 4 (DOA4) male match. Any hope the franchise would increase its lead was quickly dashed as Dallas’s undefeated player Master made quick work of Los Angeles’s Perfect Legend, 5-2. Los Angeles made up a little bit of lost ground with the subsequent FIFA 08 game. In it KreeganBG scored his first win of the season over Dallas’s Barmoa, 1-0.

With one point separating their totals, it is safe to say both franchises were looking for Counter-Strike to make or break their respective chances. The reality played out differently. The match’s results gave further credence to the theory that those playing as counter-terrorists (CTs) hold an advantage. Both teams made out with 6-3 after their half as the CTs. This tied score of 9-9 led to an overtime round in which Dallas emerged triumphant.

Dallas still led Los Angeles after Counter-Strike, 18-16. The DOA4 female match would determine whether or not the Los Angeles franchise would continue its losing streak. What might have been a suspenseful fight turned one-sided as Dallas’s Phoenix cleaned Belle’s clock round after round, emerging victorious 5-0. As a result Dallas won the franchise match, 23-16, and Los Angeles claimed its sixth straight loss.

3D.NY vs. Carolina Core

The second franchise competition opened with the DOA4 female bout. This was a close match between equally skilled players. Early predictions stated it was anyone’s game. Ultimately 3D.NY’s Coolsvilla narrowly defeated Carolina’s Mystik, 5-4. Carolina soon made up this one point loss as its racer Phantom placed first in Forza 2 over 3D.NY’s formidable racing squad.

As a result, the two franchises were tied going into the second FIFA 08 match of the evening. 3D.NY’s franchise player WiZaKor scored a goal early in the first half. Soon thereafer Carolina’s Anomaly stepped up the competition and scored three goals in a matter of minutes. WiZaKor accumlated another point later it the game, but could not prevent Carolina’s 3-2 victory.

Carolina led New York overall by one point going into Counter-Strike. This meant either franchise could emerge the ultimate victor. This sentiment was soon put to rest as Carolina dominated New York as both terrorists and counter-terrorists. The post Counter-Strike 25-14 point differential made it impossible for New York to win the overall competition. Carolina had ended New York’s winning streak.

Since Carolina had already achieved victory, the two DOA4 male players were fighting solely for themselves. The two competitors were tied after the fourth round. This change dramatically after Carolina’s OffBeatNinja won the following three rounds, clinching a 5-2 win over Cheppelle.