Results: Epsilon Claim Victory in the Premier Match of the H1Z1 Pro League

As the action of the H1Z1 Pro League kicked off, a lot of people favoured TSM to take the crown. However, as was displayed in the match, positioning often proved as important as mechanical skill when it came time to trade blows here tonight. Here’s a brief breakdown of the match.

The teams dropped across the map, spreading out to search for the gear they would need to dominate this match. The first safe zone focused in the bottom left of the map, with a lot of teams needing to travel quite a distance to reach it. As the teams started to arrive in the zone they would finally lay eyes on their opponents, with most teams opting to keep their distance for the time being.

Luminosity made first contact, taking pot shots at Rogue as they attempted to escape the gas and enter the zone. Echo Fox also entered the fray, though opted to pull back slightly due to the less than optimal landscape. Epsilon claimed a high point on the map as they took aim towards Alliance, though as yet no teams suffered any casualties.  As all the teams entered the zone and the gas began to close in, the action continued to pick up.

SetToDestroyX and Rogue squared off on the edge of a cliff, with multiple shots and Molotov’s being thrown. Impact Gaming found themselves stuck between Cloud9 and TSM, trapped near an airdrop that narrowly missed taking out multiple players. TSM was the first team to lose a member, as the airdrop combined with Rogue Gaming claimed first blood. TSM were quick to respond, taking down a member of Rogue in reply as they looked for an opening to escape their location.

Vitality and CLG had a small skirmish as Luminosity closed in. With bullets flying every which way, the danger of fire control presented itself with multiple players getting hit by team mates. Obey Alliance and Rogue took the lead as the teams closed in on each other. TSM found themselves trapped in a cabin with multiple teams closing in to apply pressure. SetToDestroyX claimed multiple kills in the background as the teams were forced into close proximity.

Cloud9 were eliminated along with Luminosity as their players were caught in bad positions across the zone. Vitality was the next team to bow out, though they were followed soon after by TSM. Alliance continued to apply pressure after taking down TSM, picking up more kills as they looked to escape the fire zone. Echo Fox claimed the lead after picking off multiple players trying to flee the free-fire zone, though Alliance were quick to level out the score.

Epsilon claimed the final victory in a rapid and fierce showdown that saw them take out CLG and Echo Fox in rapid succession. With a final score of 28, Epsilon claimed victory in the first map of the H1Z1 Pro League. For more H1Z1 action, check out the Official Website, here, and for more H1Z1 coverage, check out our interview with some of the squad from SetToDestroyX, here.