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**Dingobloo** · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 7:10 PM

xGTL Playoffs Round 1

vs.

Players to watch for:
Gama Bears:

Sen

Apro

Xeria Gaming:

Mafia

Light

After 9 weeks of competition it comes down to the final four teams and the team that gives the tournament its name finds itself in the uncomfortable position of being the underdog against the team at the top of the table. Gama Bears seem like the obvious choice: they have only accrued a single loss throughout the tournament to second place Gamecom NV; they have the upper hand in terms of head to head score defeating Xeria 3-1 on their last encounter; and Sen, the team's ace zerg player is 12-2 having yet to drop a match.

You might be forgiven for thinking that underdog is an understatement, but there is a silver lining for the tournament namesake: The roster lock in week 8 has enabled Xeria to retain it's key players (Light, iaguz, Mafia and Jazbas) for the remainder of the team league; the lead up to WCS Australian and Oceania has given additional practice motivation to a number of Xeria's members; and their previous 3-1 defeat at the hands of Gama was much closer then it seems on paper, with Xeria not fielding their strongest line-up and still walking away with several close 1-2 matches.

It will be one of Xeria's final appearances with this roster and they're at the mercy of the match-ups. If they can dodge Sen with their more valuable players they're a good chance to force an ace match. Come Tuesday the 21st it's up to them if they go out with a bang or a whimper and I hope you'll be watching.

Prediction:
Gama Bears 3-2 Xeria Gaming

Stream:
www.twitch.tv/benjisc2

Schedule:
Winners Round 1:
Tuesday, 21st August 2012 8pm AEST
Wednesday, 22nd August 2012 9pm AEST
Winners Round 2:
Friday, 24th August 2012 9pm AEST
Losers Round 1:
Tuesday, 28th August 2012 9pm AEST
Losers Round 2:
Wednesday, 29th August 2012 9pm AEST
Grand Final:
Friday, 31st August 2012 9pm AEST

Learn More:

xGTL Finals Information on SC2SEA.com

xGTL on Liquipedia

**Maynarde** · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 7:37 PM

Very exciting!

PS. You have Tuesday and Wednesday both as the 28th

Quick Comments

Dingobloo:

good catch.

AssyrianKing · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 7:39 PM

Sen

This is going to be great

**nirvAnA** · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 7:41 PM

Really nice analysis!! xGking going into this with very strong practise.

Looking forward to these matches, gonna be some epic games.. go xGking!

Omny · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 8:43 PM

Nice nice, gogo xGKing, tear it down!

Shieldz · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 8:45 PM

If xGKing beats gama then this will mean sea server will be more known and more people will care about SEA. xGKing good luck hope u guys win and take it with pride

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Quick Comments

NvRossi:

Nv puuumped them already amirite

SmirkToT · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 9:09 PM

iM.Light?????

**Dingobloo** · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 9:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmirkToT

iM.Light?????

Yep, the situation is explained over here: http://www.sc2sea.com/showthread.php?t=5641

All the players that have since moved to other teams (iaguz, Jazbas, Light, Mafia) agreed to play out the rest of the team league games on Xeria's roster so they didn't pull the rug out.

SmirkToT · Mon, 20th-Aug-2012, 9:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dingobloo

Yep, the situation is explained over here: http://www.sc2sea.com/showthread.php?t=5641

All the players that have since moved to other teams (iaguz, Jazbas, Light, Mafia) agreed to play out the rest of the team league games on Xeria's roster so they didn't pull the rug out.

thank you..