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Berlin Allianz vs. Sydney Underground

Berlin’s player Liefje opened the night with a decisive 5-1 victory over Sydney’s Eileen in Dead or Alive 4 (DOA4) female. The first FIFA 08 match of the evening followed this victory. Both players were tied, 1-1, at the end of the first half. Berlin’s Manyna scored his final point in the second. Despite his best efforts, Sydney’s Haroutig10 could not tie the game and as a result Manyna gave Berlin another win, 2-1.

With the score at 7-2 in Berlin’s favor, Sydney could not afford to lose badly in any of the remaining games. Unfortunately for Sydney, its player Berzerk experienced a sobering 0-5 loss to Berlin’s THE_TACTICAL in DOA4 male. Sydney’s bad luck continued with Forza 2. The Berlin racing team showed why they won the individual title on last Saturday by beating Sydney, 5-2.

Berlin now led by a dramatic 17-4 lead. The only hope Sydney had of winning was the long-shot chance that it could pull off a near perfect showing in Counter-Strike: Source (CS:S). Berlin dashed these hopes after beating Sydney in the first half, 5-4. Sydney performed better in the second half as the counter-terrorists and won the CS:S game by a narrow 10-9 margin. This was, however, a bittersweet victory for Sydney for the franchise had lost to Berlin, 26-14. Berlin now goes on to compete in the semi-finals.

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The outcome of Thursday night’s matches would determine the ultimate make-up of the World Finals. First up was the Latin American Final, where the Mexico City Furia faced off against the Rio Sinistro.  This bout was followed by the Pan-Asia Final between the Wuhan Dragon and Sydney Underground.

Mexico City Furia vs. Rio Sinistro

The first franchise match of the night opened with Dead or Alive 4 (DOA4) male on the DWA Coliseum.  Both players chose Ninja Gaiden star Ryu Hayabusa, as their fighter.  Rio’s SnakeJorge took the first round.  The Rio player however would not score another point as El Divino Xmas won the next five rounds in a row.  His win gave Mexico City an early 5-1 lead.

Rio managed to prevent Mexico from pulling further ahead after Patan won FIFA 08, 1-0, over Zerocero. This was followed by DOA4 female on the Kyoto in Bloom stage. Mexico’s Hitomi1 and Rio’s Yo Succubus traded the first and second rounds respectively. From there Hitomi1 defeated Yo Succubus four rounds in a row, winning the game for Mexico, 5-1.

The total score was now 10-3 with Mexico in the lead. Rio would need to perform extremely well in the last two games in order to have a chance at making it to the World Finals. Unfortunately for the Brazilian team, Mexico City’s Forza 2 racer, LEGITRACER, managed to get a significant lead on the competition. This resulted in Rio only managing to take second with its racer UFO-79ERN. Mexico’s other racer, mEtAlX, came in third, giving Mexico a 5-2 2in.

With the score at 15-5, Rio would need to play a virtually perfect game of Counter-Strike: Source (CS:S). This actually seemed like it might be a reality. After the first half as the terrorists, Rio led 6-3. This meant that the team would need to dominate, 9-0, in the second half to win the game outright. Rio only came in 5-4 in the second half as the counter-terrorists. Although the team won CS:S, 11-7, Mexico won the overall match 22-16.

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