RESULTS: Rogue Slay While Cloud9 Survive In H1 Pro League Week 6 Round One

Heading into the sixth week of the H1Z1 Pro League sees SetToDestroyX holding an enormous 41 point lead over Epsilon eSports in second, with another 19 point gap separating them from third. STDx impressed so much last week that they went ahead and smashed the existing record for points set in a single game, scoring a whopping 44 in the first match last week.

During the pre-show, DougIsRaw from STDx was announced to be the winner of the MVP award from week five due to his clutch plays in securing STDx’s impressive lead. When speaking to Christine Leahy before the games started this week, Douglas ‘DougIsRaw’ Wolf said that he’s always “in the right place at the right time”, and that he lets his team “do the calling” while he just focuses on slaying. He also wasn’t shy of talking of trash, explaining that STDx are “way more focused than every other team out there. We have way less practice but we just get out there and get the job done.” Of all the teams though, DougIsRaw reckons Cloud9 are the team with the most potential to ruin their game, despite being sat in dead last in the league.

Round one saw the first safe zone located in the southeastern part of the map, meaning a lot of teams had a way to travel. This meant there were a lot of early engagements, with TSM picking up two kills on CLG, while C9 and IG picked up a kill apiece. It’s worth noting that IG have made the first roster swap of the tournament, replacing CBKFlame with Tipsy. CLG have also changed roles within the squad, with Flamehopper stepping back and letting Grimmybear take the role of shotcaller in-game.

Following the early exchanges, Noble exchanged shots with GankStars, losing a player each. As IG drove into the safe zone, Mig_99 was picked off from inside the vehicle while the others escaped just before the car blew up. They were feeling the pressure, with multiple members of IG having heart rates around the 170 BPM range as they exchanged a few shots with GS.

OA attempted a push on STDx but TSM came up behind them for a swift pinch manoeuvre, completely eliminating OA with just one kill to their name. Both TSM and STDx dominated the killfeed for the next few moments, ending up on six and four kills apiece as the gas continued to force teams into the smaller area.

Fortunately for STDx, the current point leaders in TSM were taken out by Echo Fox, while Epislon gradually clawed their way back to the top this game picking up some rapid kills left, right, and centre. Round one was one of STDx’s poorest performances so far however, falling with just seven kills, while Rogue sat atop the list for the current game with 10. Alliance are the only team with all five members remaining going into the final stages, despite only having two kills.

The final stages were absolutely explosive, with Alliance, Rogue and Cloud9 facing off in a threeway battle right by a gas station. C9 ended up being the survivors, but Rogue were the ultimate winners as Riki and Ziki teamed up to pick up kill after kill, finishing the round with 29 points.

SetToDestroyX are still leading by far, but Rogue will be confident going into the second round this week to see if they can close the gap on the league leaders. Keep your eyes peeled for our round-up of week six round two, and tune in now on the Twin Galaxies homepage to catch all the action live.