RESULTS: Epsilon Prove Their Worth Again In H1PL, Closing The Gap On First
By Ford James ·
SetToDestroyX have been the team to beat over the last week or two, and Epsilon managed it during game two of week four, closing the gap between first and second to a still enormous 20 points.
The first game of the night saw Luminosity control the end game as they defeated SetToDestroyX right at the final stages, ending the game with 18 points while STDx had 17. The league table is all that matters though, and STDx are absolutely running away with it halfway through week four with a monumental 92 points, while Epsilon, Luminosity and Rogue all sit in joint second with 55. Can game two see any teams close that gap and eliminate SetToDestroyX early on?
Early engagements in the second game came from Rogue taking pot shots at multiple teams that passed by them, but nobody got dropped. They picked up a very early supply crate that was just gifted to them too, meaning all five players became equipped with armor, putting Rogue in pole position - on paper, anyway. Impact Gaming picked up the first kill with Mig picking off Cloud9’s Aydren, before both teams sitting back in a stand-off across a junkyard.
Once again, SetToDestroyX engaged with Impact as ProdigyAces and DougIsRaw picked up a kill each, showing their trademark aggression early on in this game. Epsilon and Tempo Storm both picked up kills too, as the mid-game commenced with Impact being down to three players, the lowest in the game.
STDx, Echo Fox and Cloud9 all engaged in a three way battle, with STDx and C9 both being eliminated while Echo Fox escaped with all of their players and CLG joined the fray, picking up the scraps. As the gas closed in, the action really picked up as Rogue got killed off despite the early supply crate with just two kills, while Vitality and Alliance bid their farewells with one and zero kills respectively.
As the closing stages loom, GankStars are the only remaining team without a single kill, but they very swiftly amended that as they mounted an attack with shotguns, picking up three kills and securing their place in the final six teams. Epsilon showing why they were the leaders after the first two weeks, leading the kills with seven while Impact and Luminosity who are both still standing, follow with six each.
Noble had the most players left with four going into the final stages, but were swiftly taken down a peg as Epsilon stayed out of the battle, facing off against one player from Luminosity and one from Impact in a 3v1v1 situation. Impact were picked off, then facing an insurmountable fight, the final Luminosity player opted for a smart decision and ran into the gas to stop Epsilon from gaining an extra final kill at the end.
Epsilon really showed why their first week performance wasn't a fluke, coming out with 22 points in the second game of week four and closing the gap between themselves and SetToDestroyX to a still huge 20 points. Luminosity aren't far behind them with a seven point gap, while the rest of the top eight is much closer with point totals all in the 50 region.
At the other end of the table, it's really anyone's game as there's just 11 points separating 9th to 15th. Obey Alliance have started to pick things up, while Cloud9 haven't impressed this week and have dropped to the bottom of the league. If you missed all the action you can catch it on the official H1 Pro League Facebook page, and you can read up on game one this week here.