RESULTS: TSM, Epsilon and STDx Fight A Three-Way Standoff in H1PL Week Five

Round one earlier tonight saw SetToDestroyX absolutely demolish the opposition, only losing one player all game and breaking the previous points record set by Epsilon in week one. They’re the team to beat, but will anyone actually be able to topple the towering lead they’re starting to run away with?

Epsilon kicked off round two this week by being the only team to land at Cranberry, meaning they had the entire city to themselves, giving them a lot of loot. The circle gods were on their side, encapsulating all of the town, giving them even more time to loot and allowing them to sit pretty as teams all start to close in on their location.

SetToDestroyX once again played aggressively from the get go, taking shots at Noble as they drove by, followed by long distance shots at Epsilon in Cranberry. ProdigyAces lead the assault on multiple teams, taking even more shots at both Luminosity and Vitality, but nobody fell as the circle closed all the way in. Alliance proved to be the first ones to rain shots back upon STDx, taking some health off of BennyBoy. Rogue Riki picked up the first kill of the game, taking out Cloud9 Aydren with a car bomb.

Runamok Lake was the location at the centre of the next circle, with most teams opting to avoid it and cluster toward the north west side of the circle. Rogue Vago escaped by the skin of his teeth from an engagement with Obey Alliance, as his jeep rolled backwards down a cliffside, before sticking the landing then driving into the gas and healing with just a sliver of health left.

Kills started coming in left right and centre, as CLG and Impact picked up two kills each, despite Impact being eliminated shortly after. Kills were racking up across the board as multiple teams got caught in the gas, with just Tempo Storm, Luminosity and Gankstars failing to get a single kill amidst the action.

Echo Fox took the opportunity to skyrocket into the lead with eight kills before being eliminated, while STDx somehow had all players still standing after the carnage. Obey Alliance clearly felt motivated after their poor performance last game, sitting on seven kills and two players alive as the gas closed in even further. Interestingly, no team had all their players alive as they entered the late game, but once again, Epsilon and STDx had the most players with four each.

Unfortunately for STDx, ProdigyAces was taken out by Nasticle, while Epsilon mopped up some lone players, gaining a few kills here and there. TSM pushed to the top of the leaderboard with nine kills, but only two players remaining, while Epsilon had the player advantage over STDx with four players still alive.

The final showdown featured all three teams in a standoff. STDx were eliminated first, while two players from Epsilon faced off against the last member of TSM before taking him out and securing the victory. TSM finished with 17 points though, followed by Epsilon’s 14 and SetToDestroyX’s 12, meaning STDx are still sat very comfortably at the top of the league.

As you can see on the leaderboards above, SetToDestroyX cemented their position at the top with 44 points across two games, meaning the gap from first to third place is essentially double the amount of points. Epsilon won't complain being sat on a round 100, while Cloud9 prop up the rear on 42 points. If you missed the first game tonight you can read up on our summary here, and remember to check back next week for all the action during week six.