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If you have been closely following GGL’s Warhawk tournament, you would know that the semifinal matches between Gods Illest, [WAR!], (ONI) and ARMED^ASSASSINS went down this weekend. However, instead of waiting a few days to schedule the finals, the victors, first-seeded [WAR!] and tenth ARMED^ASSASSINS, decided to play their finals match this weekend.

The end result? An upset by ARMED^ASSASSINS to knock off [WAR!] and take the championship!

AA take home 16 Warhawk Limited Edition Statues, as well as the in-game Champion’s Blade reward for their efforts. Who says players don’t play for bragging rights anymore?

All participating teams will take home the GGL Ceremonial Knife in-game reward. Shanks for coming out!

Congrats to AA and all participating teams for their hard-fought battles.

One.

Competitors have one day to change their fates in GGL’s Warhawk tournament, as only the top 32 teams will advance to the bracket phase of the competition. In other words, judgement has arrived.

Let’s take a look at who’s making the cut right now!

In 32nd, we see East Coast Killaz holding onto a narrow points lead over Detonators. If the standings don’t change at all, ECK will make it, but will have the unenviable privilege of facing off against [WAR!] in the first round of the bracket. That’s going to be a difficult match.

[NUKE] and Strategic Assassins, meanwhile, have lifted their stock to 27th and 26th, respectively. They will face strong teams in the bracket, but can give them a good fight — both [NUKE] and SA are recent comers to the ladder, and SA sport a 16W streak!

Who’s out? Who’s in? We’ll find out for sure tomorrow, June 29!

Let’s face it: The average vanilla ladder report breaks down maybe the top 10 teams in any given competition with a little bit of speculation as to future positioning, but GGL’s Warhawk competition is a different story.

While the top five teams have settled into a pattern of mutual symbiosis, beating each other into a pulp for points, not much has changed from last week, and [WAR!] still holds the lead.

The best part of this tournament is that teams in the top 30 (and beyond) are still fighting it out, putting together massive win streaks and grinding out matches for the purposes of bragging rights and respect. It’s what online competitive gaming is all about.

In the end, once we switch over to a bracket phase, there can only be one winner. But until then, teams like [NUKE] will continue to zoom up the ladder. [NUKE] has just entered 30th place from around rank 70, leapfrogging some less motivated squads and putting together a 10W streak in the process. Hats off to you guys!

As long as teams like [NUKE] keep it up, the bracket competition will definitely be something to behold.

Ladder play only continues for 6 more days in the Warhawk tournament, with the top 32 teams advancing to the bracket stage. Here are some teams on the border of elimination: Red Dragon and Agents of Kush (tied for 32nd), shadow battalion (34th) and NNN (35th, though they may just be getting a late start). These teams should be going into desperation mode very shortly, which will make for an extremely interesting week.

With that in mind, keep your eyes peeled for more coverage as we go down to the wire in the Warhawk tournament.

Last week’s Warhawk update saw REDBULLS on top of the heap in the GGL Warhawk tournament, but things have changed since then.

Hungrier opponents feasted on REDBULLS and each other, and now Blighted Touch (17-1, 2660 points, 5W streak) lead the ladder. It’s quite the turnaround, but Blighted Touch is quite the team.

However, as with all ladders, their work isn’t done…and heavy lies the crown. [WAR!] (16-0, 2600, 16W) is only 60 points behind, and aren’t looking to lose any matches at all.

ARMED^ASSASSINS (15-0, 2455, 15W) are also looking strong in third place, while BOOM (can you guys stop using all caps in your names?) are trying to move past 4th with a 13-4 record, 2380 points and a 4W streak.

REDBULLS find themselves at 6th place and sinking. They currently own a 2 game losing streak.

Remember that you can still sign up for this ladder while it’s running until June 29, even though it will be tough to catch the leaders. You will need to be a GGL member to register. Sign up to get started.