Results: Cloud9 Survive the Second Match of the H1Z1 Pro League, But Epsilon Remain On Top

As the nerves settled and the teams got ready for the next match, chasing the score put up by Epsilon in game one proved a big priority for many of these teams. Here’s a brief breakdown of the match.

As the second round kicked off, the teams again dropped in a very spread out pattern, looking for good loot before heading towards the safe zone. The first zone was much more central this round, with several teams already in a prime location to take advantage of the more favourable terrain.

Rogue found themselves slightly cornered between the advancing Tempo Storm players, though it was TSM that claimed first blood across the other side of the map. As TSM moved across the map, they drew fire from SetToDestroyX, though they managed to escape without casualties. The next skirmish would again involve TSM, as they clashed with Alliance while looking for an advantageous spot. CLG and Epsilon found each other in the open, forcing both teams to withdraw while looking for a better position on the map.

Tempo Storm and Alliance were the next teams to pick up kills, though Vitality wasn’t far behind. Epsilon found themselves in a protracted engagement with Vitality, with players falling on both sides. While the teams continued to look for positioning advantages, Vitality and Epsilon could not disengage from each other, remaining trapped in the water treatment area for the time being. Echo Fox found a nice spot atop a ridge with good eyesight over the open field, though Obey Alliance moved to contest the region. Despite multiple casualties on multiple teams, no team was fully eliminated just yet.

Epsilon continued to pressure Vitality, pushing them out of cover and causing them to be the first team eliminated. Obey Alliance and Echo Fox continued to clash over the ridge lines, with players getting quite low on both teams. With the added pressure from TSM and the Gas Wall, Obey Alliance was the next team to be eliminated from the match. CLG were forced to move as the Gas Wall approached, losing members in the process, though before they fell they managed to take down Alliance completely in a surprise flank that drew much applause.

Rogue applied pressure on TSM, taking down their vehicles from a distance while remaining safe from view before finally pushing hard to take down almost the entire team in one fell swoop. TSM finally fell to Rogue, as the Gas Wall continued to pressure all the teams. Echo Fox and Cloud9 found themselves as unpleasant neighbours, trading shots as they looked for a way out of the area. Despite their success against TSM, Rogue found themselves falling as they attempted to enter the area, falling to Cloud9. In a rapid series of events, Cloud9 and Gankstars found themselves the only teams remaining, though in an effort to deny Cloud9 any more points, the final member of Gankstars opted to end his match in the Gas Wall.

With their excellent positioning, Cloud9 have found themselves the final survivors of the second match here on the first day. At the end of the day however, Epsilon retained their spot on the top of the leader board with their massive victory in match one. For more on that series, check out the match recap from game one, here, and for more on the H1Z1 Pro League, check out the Official Website, here.