Army of War

vs.

Rebels Gaming

noble: aow is probably most well known for their victory over naturals in season 4 of CoD1. They have many big name players, and have really made a splash in the cevo-a central division. They were the only team in cevo-a to go undefeated, and I don't see that streak ending this week. Athanasios will have his team well prepared with some ridiculous strats which will be too much for Rebels Gaming to handle in the end. They take it in a close one 13-11.

aow > Rebels 13-11

Phear: I am not gonna lie. I sat in front of my screen for two minutes to remember who was the new Rebels. After awhile I decided to look, and it's the old team loading. They have shown promise in the past, but if you look at their results it's been up and down all season losing to teams such as Fabricated X, MadCast, and Firefighters. On the other side of the battlefield there is Army of War, a group of old faces we all have become familiar with. They had a relatively easy time through central and are the only undefeated teams in cevo-a left. I have scrimmed against AoW much, I can not see them losing this early in the brackets.

aow > Rebels 13-8

United Gamers

vs.

Ineffable

noble: uG managed to send one of the better teams, Madcast Gaming, to the losers bracket last week on strike. This week, they take on Ineffable Gaming who had a first round bye due to their number 8 seed. After scrimming against uG, they should be able to pull this one out. Their defense is pretty strong and with zK beasting it up, they'll be able to take down Ineffable.

UG > ineffable 13-9

Phear: Although as the 24th seed in the playoffs, United Gamers (ex anarchists) are a stronger team then some higher seeds as evident by their 13-7 win over MadCast in round 1. While Ineffable wont go down without a fight, i think bkansas and crew will get the job done and move on to round 3 to face the winner of AoW/Rebels.

UG > ineffable 13-11

MugNMouse

vs.

Nefarious

noble: This is easily one of the best matches in the playoffs thus far. mugNmouse is certainly a more well-known team than Nefarious, and they certainly have the experience to pull the "upset" (if you want to call it that). I haven't played against Nefarious on citystreets, but it seems like this map would be one of their better ones if not their best. In all honesty, this one could go either way, but I see master1337 and limitless carrying NEF to a win.

NEF > MNM 13-10

Phear: This is an interesting match-up to say the least. Two teams who at times look amazing, and at others, average. MugNmouse, from an outsider point of view, is very inconsistent. From winning big against to eflow then the following week coming back with a lose to ineffable. Meanwhile Nefarious has been turning heads in cal-o and cevo-a with their aggressive play. Lead by a dual of limitless and masterl33t, the team is hard to slow down when both players are clicking (whatever you believe that is). Nefarious with 2 late season losses to YOUR NAME HERE (republic) and Lossless don't take away from there very impressive wins over dynamo and legacy. At the end of the day Masterl33t will do his thing, and before MNM can adjust it will be all over and they will be sent with a one way ticket to the losers bracket.

NEF > MNM 13-9

Gaming Evolution

vs.

Evenflow

noble: Gaming Evolved, better known as i.rev, made a pretty good run in the central division before getting taken down by aow. These guys are extremely underrated, just like they were all throughout CoD2 (granted it’s not the same roster). They have some pretty good shots, but where they really excel is in their strats and nades. As much as I like the guys down at Eflow, they haven’t really impressed me that much. I can honestly never tell when they’re going to win or lose because they’re rather inconsistent. However, if they’re going to win a match, this is it. Citystreets seems to be their best map from what I’ve seen. Despite this fact, I’m taking Gaming Evolved in this one.

GE > eFlow 13-8

Phear: g.evo (ironically playing in cevo) has been strong all season doing well in central and only slipping up once to AoW. The team seems to work hard, and it pays off for them with organized pushes and nades. eFlow is a team that's up and down like a yo-yo. Taking down legacy round 1 is impressive, especially with legacy's new roster, although it wont be enough to take down g.evo's crossfires and nades.

GE > eFlow 13-9

Solidline

vs.

Lossless

noble: I can honestly say I don’t know very much about solidLine Gaming. I think I’ve scrimmed against them once or twice, but I can’t even remember if they were good or bad. I’ve also never scrimmed against Lossless, but their manager is the t1tz. Their recent victory in the cal-open central division is pretty much all I have to base this prediction on. Therefore, Lossless wins.

L7 > solidline 13-8

Phear: Lossless with a big loss early to team dynamo has picked up the pace lately and have entered the playoffs 6-2. They are led by TwF who kills everything left and right. With solidline, I'm interested to see how they will do. I can honestly say i know nothing about them and I wish them the best of luck.

L7 > solidline 13-5

Firefighters

vs.

Regeneration

noble: Easily the best matchup in the cevo-a playoffs this week. FireFighters have always been impressive in scrims, but come match time it seems like they’re just not up to par. I seriously expected FireFighters to go undefeated based on their ridiculous strats and cr, who is one of the better players in the game currently. reGeneration is a pretty good team as well. They did decent in main this season and look to continue their streak into the cevo-a playoffs. However, a little birdy flew into my window and told me that reG is hooked on WoW. After scrimming against them on this map, I feel like FireFighters is going to grab the win.

FF* > regen 13-10

Phear: Both are cal-m teams that made it into cal-m playoffs. Regeneration is a good team full of a bunch of capable players. That being said, after their mid-season pickups, firefighters have picked it up behind the gun of danglez. I don't see this being that close but Regen will regroup and come back strong in losers bracket.

FF* > regen 13-6

Awakening

vs.

Dynamo

noble: Awakening is another one of those teams that has never really impressed me. Last time I scrimmed them was on backlot, and it was a smoke show. They have some pretty big names on their roster and have done pretty well for themselves in CoD4, but Dynamo is just too strong for them. Dynamo is a top 10 team in the game right now and enter the playoffs as the #2 seed. Look for frzg to be tearing it up this week in Dynamo’s 13-7 victory.

dynamo > awake 13-7

Phear: Awakening full of old cod/cod2 players have showed they can compete with some strong victories throughout the weeks. They have only lost twice, once to dynamic and the other to quite precise. Dyanmo is probably my favorite (other then my team) to win cevo-a. They have their frenchies run around the map while jt picks from the back. When all goes wrong last man up is always frzg and expect him to clutch half the rounds. This alone will propel Dynamo to an easy victory and make it to round 3.

dynamo > awake 13-6

Republic

vs.

Dynamic

hackett:  Both Republic and Dynamic are two teams that would not be out of place competing in CEVO-Professional. A look at either roster and you're bound to recognize more than a few names. Of course this could be due in part to the fact that Dynamic houses twelve members. mp_citystreets is a well-balanced map that is the perfect location for these two CEVO-A giants to battle it out. Although they don't always play, I'm giving the nod ever so slightly to Republic because my former ENE teammates tmaxx and JtSnake are on the team. Sphinx and wabbitLP will do whatever is in their power to move ahead early but I suspect that their team's recent roster makeover might hurt them in the short run.

Republic > Dynamic 13-11