GotFrag.com - Soon it will begin, the round robin of MLG Anaheim – A tournament that could easily turn out as the most competitive, most nerve wrecking and most exciting event of the year. The rails have been laid and while most teams are on the shuttle to the convention center, we sit at home asking ourselves who has the most powerful pain train rolling.

And the answer isn’t so easy this time around. In fact it was so hard, I for myself decided to let this weekend do whatever it wants with me. I'm it's toy and it should use me, as I fully expect we will have lots of fun times together on whichever path it will take me.

I took the time and tried to talk to as many participating players as I could and the only thing I can safely conclude after these insightful conversations is: The level of confidence is unusually high and rightfully so. Looking back to MLG Dallas, we had many games coming down to a 3-2 and I expect no different from Anaheim.

Highlight Match of Friday Night

Looking at the schedule for today, I believe that the match that is standing out is SK.EU vs Complexity. SK.EU, the only European team at the tournament, awaits a wall of “bring it on” which was not only summoned by the community but also has been provoked by themselves by stating on numerous occasions that the American scene lacks quality. I have my sincerest doubt that Inflame’s preventative “This is WoW, anything can happen” will be a sufficient excuse, especially if we see them in trouble against Complexity as everyone expects them to perform well against RMP. It is in fact time to nut up, or shut up.

There could’ve been better opponents for SK.EU’s first match at a tournament. If they don’t beat an RMP on the first day, it will probably stop their momentum before it has even started. With two other RMPs to go, they are in for a rough night reviewing their strategy as the other RMPs will just mimic Complexity in the event that their plan proves to be successful. It would be a true challenge for SK.EU as a team and a more than just a bunch of thrown together top players would suddenly be needed.

Moreover, with Complexity BHMS - the wild card winners - playing the same class composition as SK.EU, and the insider information floating around that Complexity’s main team have a solid win ratio against Shadow cleave on TR, surely SK.EU would’ve been better off with a match against a mirror or RLS on the first day and both Complexity teams fighting it out before they meet the RMP.

Surely not a considerable disadvantage for a team, that demands nothing but a first place of themselves – To be the best, you have to beat the rest – or is it? Will SK.EU choke or will they put their mouth where their money is? Am I a jumping jack or a teddybear and did Keith Trahan finally grow? Tune in tonight and find out at the MLG PC circuit live from the Anaheim convention center.

SK.EU vs. Complexity

Scoreboard	1H	2H	OT	F
SK Europe	5	-	-	5
Complexity	-	-	-	-
SK EU Inflame - Gnome Warlock | Undead Warlock Enigmz - Tauren Druid Another - Undead Mage | Blood Elf Death Knight
CompLexity Venruki - Undead Mage | Gnome Mage Reckful - Undead Rogue Sodah - Undead Priest
SK.EU Blade's Edge coL Blade’s Edge: Shadowcleave vs RMP. Inflame and Another come out with amazing play keeping Venruki’s CC out of the match and Reckful fully DoT’d. Reckful dies after cloak with a CS on Sodah. 1-0 SK.
SK.EU Ring of Valor coL Rov: SK comes out with the same strategy with more effectiveness because of the map. 2-0 SK
SK.EU Ring of Valor coL Rov: Repeat of game 2. 3-0
SK.EU Ruins of Lordaeran coL Ruins: Shadow Cleave comes out again and mows as is expected. 4-0
SK.EU Ruins of Lordaeran coL Ruin: SK comes out with mage instead of DK and still takes down coL. 5-0.

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