Much was expected from the Ukrainian representative at Extreme Masters Dubai, but DTS pretty much failed to deliver and returned home with just one win from its three group games, having posed litlle threat to both GamePlay and mousesports. Finishing top of its group should be a walk in the park for DTS; however, making its mark in Cologne should be beyond reach for this team.

This is the first big test for TEK9's Belgian Counter-Strike team so it will be quite interesting to see how it performs. The team is composed of two local veterans that will do everything they can to guide their squad to the knockout stages. TEK9 should not have too much trouble to make it past the group stage but will definitely face a tough time in trying to get beyond the Round of 16.

In Seattle, Belarus' representative managed to qualify for the last 16, throwing Belgium's then representative, Streep, out of the tournament. Although both teams present different rosters now and Belarus is missing its most famous team, k29 is definitely a team to look out for in Group H.

The remaining teams in Group H are HoA from the Philippines and Vietnam's 1st.vn. HoA managed a fourth-place group finish last year and things don't look too promising for it this time either. As for 1st.vn, the Vietnamese squad is seen as an unfortunate pawn in the middle of more experienced teams and the three points from the match against Argentina are probably the only ones it should get.

GotFrag.com's Top 6 Prediction:

1. DTS
2. TEK9
3. k29
4. HoA
5. 1st.vn
6. Argentina





WCG 2008 CS Melee

bit: "We want to win Group C"
PUTb's Flatra in doubt for WCG
wNv to miss WCG

WCG CS Group Previews
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   - Group C
   - Group D
   - Group E
   - Group F
   - Group G
   - Group H

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