H1Z1 Pro League Players Give Their Thoughts on First Two Matches

The inaugural season of the H1Z1 Pro League has begun, as 15 teams consisting of 75 of the best H1Z1 players in the world competed at the Twin Galaxies Esports Event Center at Caesars Entertainment Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Saturday's slate of action saw the completion of Week 1 of the league after two action packed matches were played. Epsilon eSports currently holds the top spot in the league standings with 33 points. Twin Galaxies was able to catch up with a few of the 75 players who took part in the premiere event of the first battle royale esports league and discuss their thoughts on the first of many matches to come this season. 

Garret "buffalo" Perry of Gankstars explained how his team came into the second match of the day much more prepared than the first. "First game we were kinda indecisive, we didn't know what we were doing really. I think the nerves got to us in the first game, but in the second game we knew exactly what we needed to do, and we executed it, which showed as we got second place with nine kills. It was a pretty decent performance for us." 

While Impact Gaming did not have the best performance when it came to the final standings after the matches, Andrew "Blank" Leverette told Twin Galaxies that the team will not be looking to make any major changes heading into next week. "On the final scoreboard we didn't have a particularly good placing, but we played two really good games and had a mistake in each game that cost us, so we are not going to change much up going into next week. We're pretty confident actually going out of these two games even though we are not near the top of the scoreboard." 

SetToDestroyX's Benjamin "BennyBoy" Holley told Twin Galaxies that nerves affected the team going into the beginning of the matches, but soon wore off as the action went on. "The first game we were a little bit nervous coming in, but once we started flying in, landed and got our bearings, it was all calm, cool and collected. We didn't really want to fight too early because we didn't want to be the first team out. We were really trying for that placement, but then also for kills. I think we ended up 8th or 9th with six or seven kills, so that put us up to 6th place I believe after the first round. After that we were feeling good. We knew how we wanted to play. Secound round, we did ok. We got 6th place with four or five kills, and that put us at 8th overall I believe."

Luminosity Gaming did not have a strong start to the inaugural season H1Z1 Pro League, as they were the only team to not score a single point and currently reside in last place in the standings. However, Hogne "Chipzy" Krogsaether is nowhere near discouraged heading into the rest of the season. "We had been practicing the past few days, and what we have been doing is what we tried to do in the matches. It just didn't work out. It happens. Bad days exist. I think we are going to go into the next week doing the same exact thing and hopefully have a better showing with better decision making."

Tanner "Rogue" Trebb of Luminosity also chimed in on the team's performance on the first day of action for the H1Z1 Pro League. "The first day is always the weirdest. That's why single day or two day tournaments that have happened in H1Z1 before were always kinda sketchy because anything can happen on those days. I don't think we are going to throw away our strategies just based on today. I think we'll just continue to be on the go and change what we can when needed." 

With the inaugural season of the H1Z1 Pro League now having commenced, teams will be doing their best to stay on top of the standings or begin their path to dethroning those currently on top. 

Interested in more H1Z1 Pro League coverage? Check out our interview with Counter Logic Gaming player John "creanak" Houston about his wild ride in joining the team and competing in the league in only a matter of days.

(cover photo courtesy of H1Z1 Pro League)