#4 - iDemise - (10-5)



Eligible roster, as listed by CEVO:
Rene "reen" Escobar
Brad "pure" Ross
Ryan "GaYmer" Foley
Tony "pheLoN" DiDomenico
M "rem" Barry
John "punisher" Ecks
Matthew "tQ" Bishop
Paul "cyzer" Sandhu
Daniel "virulent" Fragoso

Sadly, no one was available/responded for questions.

Preseason Prediction:
To say the loss of glue hurt Dev is a bit of understatement, not to mention somewhat surprising. A stalwart Devastation member from all the way back to their Saget In Tights days, glue was no doubt a tough piece to replace from that lineup, if someone like that can ever be fully replaced. Yet, the team has moved on, and the Devastation roster now sports the new name of Rene "reen" Escobar, who was recently linked to the revamped Experiment before leaving. Dev's road to a 2nd place finish in the Sennheiser Open was a long one, narrowly avoiding elimination a few times before kicking it into gear and beating out the rest of the Lower Bracket. If that tournament taught me anything, it was not to bet against Dev, but their road doesn't look any easier this season with Pandemic still as strong as ever and Eximius stealing their key player. I still see them as a top team, but there are a lot of hungry clans just below them ready to take their place.

Playoff Prediction:
That's right, ladies & gents, my darkhorse to make it all the way to the Grand Finals is none other than iDemise, the team no one likes (lol, jokes). The only major stumbling block to my master CEVO playoff theory is their opening match against AI, which could or could not screw everything over. But either way, iDemise has a history of surviving in the lower brackets while patiently knocking off their opponents one by one - just look at the Sennheiser if you want proof. If there's any team that hasn't been affected by the layoff, it'll be a group of guys that have been playing together for god knows how long... a group of guys in Tights.

Predicted placing: 2nd