RESULTS: Lightning Pandas Discuss Dominating Win Over GGEA Orange
By Nicholas Barth ·
Twin Galaxies was able to speak with the roster of Lightning Pandaz, after their Group A victory over GGEA Orange.
Lightning Pandas were originally going to have to make their way through the open bracket at CWL Atlanta, but with European team Epsilon not being able to travel to the event, due to Nathan "Nathan" Orton making the decision to not compete. This left leaving Epsilon without a fourth member and opened up the door for Lighning Pandas, as the Call of Duty World League awarded the team the empty spot in Group A, due to them having the most pro points out of the open bracket teams.
The team currently sits with a 2-2 record and 7-7 map count in Group A, after a dominating 3-1 win over GGEA Orange, which was the open bracket team that qualified to play in Group A. We were able to catch up to the roster of Lighning Pandas and get their thoughts about the momentum building victory.
.@LightningPandaz fend off the challenge from open bracket team @GGEAOfficial.Orange, they take the series 3-1.https://t.co/NKHQShcI4R #CWLPS4 pic.twitter.com/VHzoqR2pR7
— Call of Duty esports (@CODWorldLeague) March 10, 2018
Mathew "Royalty" Faithful knew that they had strong chance of walking away with a victory when he saw that the whole team was on the same page. "Honestly, I could tell that we were going to win when everyone was clicking, our communication was on point, we got the kills we needed to, and we were all using our killstreaks very effectively. When I saw all of those things come together I knew that whatever respawn we would play would be a smokeshow."
Nicholas "Proto" Maldonado discussed if Lightning Pandas had a specific strategy in mind for going up against GGEA Organge. "I don't think we had anything special for GGEA Orange. We just played the same way that we would play against any team, and it payed off for us."
A basic gameplan of strong team coordination was Lighting Pandas' recipe for success against GGEA Orange. Now Lightning Pandas will be looking to achieve the same kind success against the rest of the opponents they will be facing at CWL Atlanta this weekend.
Interested in more CWL Atlanta coverage? Check out what Andres "Lacefield" Lacefield had to say after defeating compLexity gaming to qualify for Group B.