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3D.NY vs. Chicago Chimera

Dead or Alive 4 (DOA4) male opened the night’s first franchise competition. Cheppelle is arguably New York’s weakest link, as he holds a losing record for the current season (2-8). Nevertheless, he came out fighting and won the first round. Black Mamba responded with a devastating reprisal by winning the subsequent four rounds. Cheppelle brought home another win in the fifth, but Black Mamba won the match with a final point in the sixth. His victory gave Chicago an early 5-2 lead.

Forza 2 would determine whether Chicago could expand on its lead. ComeBackDan initially led the pack until a massive collision involving all four racers allowed Chicago’s Ch0mpr to zoom ahead. ComeBackDan would follow Ch0mpr for the rest of the race, but was unable to retake first place. The New York racer finished second while Chicago’s Jason-X came in third.

Chicago possessed a hefty 10-4 lead over New York going into FIFA 08. Chicago’s player Eafra scored goals late in the first and second halves. It looked like WiZaKor would remain pointless, until he finally got on the board with mere moments remaining in the second half. Despite this, Eafra still claimed a narrow 2-1 victory. Chicago now lead New York, 12-5.

Thing started turning around for New York as Coolsvilla soundly defeated Kasumi Chan, 5-1, in DOA4 female. This brought New York within striking distance of Chicago, 10-13. This meant it was anyone’s match going into Counter-Strike: Source (CS:S). Chicago was first up as the terrorists on the map de_season. New York narrowly won the first half, 5-4, closing the overall score to 17-15. The east coast team continued winning and tied the game up 19-19 after the sixth round of the second half. New York won the next three rounds, finally gaining the lead in overall points and claiming victory with 22-19. This narrow defeat is no doubt disheartening for Chicago, as it is now even harder for the franchise to reclaim its champion status.

San Francisco Optx vs. Los Angeles Complexity

FIFA 08 opened the second franchise match of the night. Neither player scored in the first half of the match. It looked as if this pattern would continue until Los Angeles’s KreeganBG scored a goal late in the second half. He managed to fend off San Francisco’s Stermy for the remainder of the game and won the day, 1-0.

By comparison, the audience could determine the outcome of the Forza 2 race rather quickly. Los Angeles’s Chavisan and GTO knocked Miximup and Sackmonjaro off the track on the first lap. The two racers would maintain first and second place for the rest of the race, giving Los Angeles a 6-1 win.

The franchise match went downhill from here for Los Angeles. The franchise started the CS:S match on de_dust2 as the terrorists. By the end of the first half San Francisco led them 6-3. Los Angeles actually fared worse as the counter-terrorists and after the second half trailed San Francisco, 5-13.

Much to Kat Hunter’s delight, her San Francisco franchise now held a close 14-12 lead. San Francisco further expanded upon its lead in DOA4 female in which Vanessa triumphed over Belle, albeit by a a much narrower than expected margin of 5-3. With the overall score at 19-15, Los Angeles needed Perfect Legend to pull of a 5-0 win in DOA4 male to secure first place. Going into the fifth round, it looked as if Perfect Legend was leading his team into a tied game. NinjaCW however scored in the fifth and by doing so stole the victory away from Los Angeles. Perfect Legend, nevertheless, won the overall match, 5-3. With a 22-20 score, San Francisco remains a top contender for second place in the North American competition.

Meanwhile, the match marks Los Angeles’s tenth straight loss.