[center][b][size=16pt]International Doom League<br />MasterBowl VII[/size][/b][/center]<br /><br />[center][b][size=2][color=blue][IDC Champions [u]Super Chargers[/u]][/color] vs [color=red][WDC Champions [u]Spread Eagles][/u][/color][/size] [/b]<br /><br />[img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/SuperChargers-small.png[/img] [size=15pt]-vs-[/size] [img]http://xenaero.googlepages.com/SpreadEagles-small.png[/img]<br /><br />TBD<br />TotalTrash IDL A - 66.225.231.106:11022<br />Password=seasonseven<br /><br />Post predictions and/or discussions here.<br /><br />[hr][/center]<br /><br />The final game of the Winter 2010 season, MasterBowl VII. MasterBowl VII is the [b]37th[/b] game of the Winter 2010 season and the [b]318th[/b] IDL game of all time.<br /><br />Two cross-conference rivals stand to meet again after a heated 3rd week upset, facing off in the culmination of the 7th IDL season to decide once and for all who will be the MasterBowl Champions!&nbsp; For the first time since MasterBowl I, two #1 seeds face off for the IDL title.&nbsp; Let&#039;s take a look at the two teams and their players as they head into this historic matchup.<br /><br />[center][size=14pt][b][color=blue]SUPER CHARGERS[/color][/b][/size][/center]<br /><br />Representing the IDC, the [color=blue][b]Super Chargers[/b][/color] have proven to be the premiere IDL team since the franchising system began. <br /><br />Across the last three seasons, two of which being directly captained by [b]Nostar[/b] with the current season being captained by [b]Ralphis[/b], the Super Chargers Club has accumulated a league leading record of of 26 wins, 2 ties, and 1 loss. Of those 26 wins, the Super Chargers hold an undefeated streak 22 games long.<br /><br />In addition to this, the Super Chargers is the only franchise era club to achieve a perfect regular season and the only club to achieve a perfect regular and post season performance.&nbsp; Only one player of the original lineup remains however, Nostar the man behind it all.<br /><br />The Super Chargers&#039; players (as always) boast a variety of league accomplishments. <br /><br />[b]Ralphis[/b] already captained one league championship team (W2008&#039;s The Best Around) and has since appeared in the Winter 2009 MasterBowl, putting forth a gargantuan effort but ultimately falling short of the title.&nbsp; Besides being a 5 time captain, Ralphis has been here since the very beginning, boasting an impressive .645 captain average and a .750 playoff captain average, he has likely already bought the champagne to celebrate his second MasterBowl victory.<br /><br />[b]Nostar[/b] captained the Super Chargers to a second MasterBowl victory last season and is poised to potentially capture a third league title which would finally allow him to join PotentPotables as a triple MasterBowl ring holder.&nbsp; Historically matched with PotentPotables, he has since broken that tradition and allied himself with another powerful runner attempting to dominate IDL once more.&nbsp; One of the best defensive players currently in the league, without another impressive performance by him on this map, his team is certainly doomed.<br /><br />[b]Fastidious[/b] was an early season trade for Rosebird to the Berserker Packers which proved to be quite possibly, the best trade of the season.&nbsp; Being the MasterBowl captain of Summer 2009 team Reign In Blood, this will be his first MasterBowl appearance since.<br /><br />[b]Dewww[/b] has made few appearances so far this season, but I believe he is the sticky sexy glue holding this team together, without his sultry eastern European accent Nostar would have certainly abandoned the team to make low quality macaroni art to hang on Ladna&#039;s fridge.<br /><br />[center][size=14pt][b][color=red]SPREAD EAGLES[/color][/b][/size][/center]<br /><br />Representing the WDC, the [color=red][b]Spread Eagles[/b][/color] had an unimpressive start to their season, tying the Killing Browns on Oda02 and losing to divisional rival, the Berserker Packers early on.&nbsp; They turned it all around, breaking the longest winning streak in IDL history by defeating the Super Chargers on 32in24-09 and starting a winning streak of their own, going on to collect 4 more wins and a single loss to the Brokeback Cowboys that was recently avenged in the conference championship.&nbsp; Don&#039;t forget, they also broke the Spread Eagles curse, being the first Spread Eagles team to ever have a winning record and also the first Spread Eagles team to ever win a playoff game.<br /><br />The Eagles are being led by a long time veteran to IDL, [b]Shadow_Ghost[/b].&nbsp; His only notable mentions are his uncanny popularity (often leading the All-Star team) and being picked first, but nevertheless he is ready to WIN.&nbsp; With a big heart and an even bigger gut, he is hungry for his first MasterBowl title to finally prove he is worth something.&nbsp; In his first ever MasterBowl appearance, we can only hope our wayward son will finally find his way home.<br /><br />The Spread Eagles franchised player, [b]HumanBones[/b] has taken a break from captaining to join forces with Shadow_Ghost in the quest for a title.&nbsp; HumanBones is the [b]only[/b] player in the IDL to not only play in every season but also to make the playoffs in every season as well.&nbsp; However, he will be directly at odds with his personal curse, owning an impressive 5-0 record over Ralphis in the regular season but a much less impressive 0-2 post season record.&nbsp; This will be the first MasterBowl he has attended since he joined The Virgin Roster to upset PAK in Winter 2008.&nbsp; This will also be his 3rd consecutive placement in a top 4 or better position to end his season.<br /><br />[b]Metalblack[/b] is another impressive addition to this already impressive roster, being one of the primary members of the first team to have a perfect regular season.&nbsp; Besides being a back-to-back WDC conference champion, he is a well rounded player and maintains one of the best flag ratios this season among offensive players.&nbsp; It remains to be seen exactly how he will be utilized during the match, but much will rest on his continued consistent performance.<br /><br />[b]Goatface[/b] rejoins ex-pakki Metalblack to help propel this team to victory.&nbsp; Not only an intelligent player, he is also the best doomer currently residing in Idaho and leader of undefeated clan DFS.&nbsp; He has been playing in the league since its birth and while he has not started in as many games this season, don&#039;t let that fool you, he is more experienced than he lets on.<br /><br />[center][img]http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4489/gickrcom682bb1f5d85a699.gif[/img][/center]<br /><br />Now we can approach the map to discuss specific features and strategies which may be attempted come gametime.&nbsp; The aptly named, Redemption II, Zductf Map30 will be the final meeting place of these two powerful teams.<br /><br />But what exactly is this map, what makes it special?&nbsp; Some of you might not remember its IDL debut in Winter 2009 Week 2, just as I am sure others of you do.&nbsp; Featuring two identical bases, each base has 2 seperate lift mechanisms.&nbsp; There are 2 lifts, one immediately closing off the underground spawn area from the flag room and a second linked pair of lifts inside that underground spawn area.&nbsp; The rear lifts trades off speed and power in favor of health and trickiness, while the foremost lift does exactly the opposite.<br /><br />Spawns are divided into two areas, either underground behind the foremost lift, or up top.&nbsp; Runners need to be well aware of these spawns and be capable of adjusting their running on the fly to be able to decide how best to run each flag.&nbsp; The underground spawns are perhaps the most vulnerable spawns on the map, since the Super Shotgun is not picked up immediately but only after a slight delay and chasing can be nearly impossible.&nbsp; Also located in a small cubbyhole between the base exits, is the Plasma Gun, used correctly on a smaller map like this it can certainly be an offensive or defensive boon, we will see if either team breaks it out to help attain victory.<br /><br />Finally and most importantly in my opinion, we have the middle area.&nbsp; Nothing more than a simple rectangular room, the middle is home to a mega armor and 2 small cubbyholes with rocket launchers inside and is connected to each base by two widely spaced downward stairways.&nbsp; An effective middle lock-down would give a team control of the mega armor and the rocket launchers.&nbsp; This would let their runner make more effective runs and perhaps even rocket jump out of the flag pit to grab some easier scores.&nbsp; <br /><br />I think this will ultimately be one of the most exciting MasterBowls to date, featuring the two #1 seeds for the first time since the leagues inception, on a very small, chaotic map rewarding technical skill and teamwork equally.&nbsp; Who will redeem themselves and who will fall short?&nbsp; Don&#039;t miss it on your life!<br /><br />[center][size=3][i]So who do you think will win?[/i][/size][/center]