Doom Raiders vs. Electric Bills<br />Scheduled:&nbsp; Friday, January 09 at 11:30pm EST<br /><br />Returning to the IDL, Chaindude is leading the Doom Raiders Week 1 against the Electric Bills, in what I expect to be the most fierce opening game of the season.&nbsp; On the Raiders side, we have Whiteboy567, a double masterbowl ring bearer and leading the IDL in captures last season, one of the most versatile players in the league.&nbsp; He went from his first masterbowl of providing the defensive brutality on The Best Around, to his second masterbowl providing the most flag captures on Reign In Blood.&nbsp; Fastidious, another masterbowl winner from the team he lead last season with Whiteboy567, one of the leading fraggers in the league and a fantastic middle player in his own right, this guy can also switch up his game to push offense or aid defense as the situation demands.&nbsp; Then we have Shakal, one of the league&#039;s &quot;sneakiest&quot; (lag hax) runners in the league, this guy will literally disappear on you.&nbsp; He has provided a very solid performance in seasons past, while being the original masterbowl winning captain.&nbsp; This guy was a steal of a deal at DMR&#039;s 4th pick and could really provide the little extra to win this week&#039;s map. Fiannly, we have Chaindude, he has returned to us to try his skill in IDL once more.&nbsp; Having lead the leagues only undefeated team PAK, he has consistently brought a powerful leadership ability to IDL, followed by rumors of the &quot;Chaindude Curse&quot;&nbsp; Will this season break the curse and let Chaindude see the masterbowl ring he so desires?<br /><br />In order to do that, the Electric Bills need to be taken down and that won&#039;t prove to be easy.&nbsp; Lead by Xenaero, self proclaimed &quot;Best Defender Ever&quot; and made up of extremely high fragging players, excepting MionicDonut, this team could easily brute force its way into the Raider&#039;s base.&nbsp; Leading the Flag Steelers, he has shown he knows what to do to bring home the bacon.&nbsp; By drafting MionicDonut, which was one of the most open feuds I have seen, he has shown you really can&#039;t discount ANY possibility with Xen.&nbsp; Add that together with DoomGuy666&#039;s huge defensive power and versatility to bring a few flags, this team is going to put a serious hurt on someone.&nbsp; Being last seasons top fragger, I expect him to bring a huge talent to the Bills this season and the extra push to get RottKing or MionicDonut into the base to score.&nbsp; Then comes RottKing, never have I seen a player so patient.&nbsp; I have seen him move mere inches from hiding spot to hiding spot only to find out a minute later, he is in the enemy base and has scored.&nbsp; He also brings another wicked shot to the game for the Bills, which I expect him to use bottling the Raiders in this week&#039;s game.&nbsp; Probably the sneakiest runner on this team, I think he will prove a boon and a wise first pick in the upcoming season.&nbsp; Then there was Donut, never have I seen a player more relentless in the quest of flags, but does he have the oomph to bring a win from the week&#039;s first game?<br /><br />I think EBL can sneak a game but ultimately it will end in DMR&#039;s favor<br />DMR wins 2-1<br /><br />now that all teams have been introduced, lets get on with it<br /><br />***<br /><br />Berserker Packers vs. Flag Steelers<br />Scheduled? TBA<br /><br />This is a solid team, building upon past teamwork between HumanBones and Midian which I expect to pay off in the end.&nbsp; This week I expect a huge focus to be placed on Ralphis, a dangerous map07 runner, while providing enough support for Midian to score.&nbsp; ItalianStallion will probably end up playing defensive push with HumanBones to bring those flags home.<br /><br />Having seen the Flag Steeler&#039;s practice like mad after a hotly contended #7 rating, I remain hopeful these guys can break my predictions and come out on top.&nbsp; Having Ralphis as one of the better map07 runners and a solid defensive player in Gilgamesh, I think if these guys pull it together they have a really good shot at winning this.<br /><br />Practice makes perfect and there is no doubt the Flag Steeler&#039;s have been practicing<br />FLS wins 2-0<br /><br />***<br /><br />Killing Browns vs. SuperChargers<br />Scheduled? TBA<br /><br />Another hard hitting match of the week, sure to be keynoted by star players like potentpot, Tai, NoStar, and Mantis-X.&nbsp; I expect the SuperChargers to have NoStar leading the defense, with some aid from his zddl champion teammates in clearing the base out.&nbsp; These guys have a huge potential but the question is can they condense years of CTF experience in a few short weeks for JKist3 to learn?<br /><br />The KillingBrowns have a huge team, consisting of Tai, Mantis-X, and Metalblack.&nbsp; Coupling Tai&#039;s hectic playstyle and defense breaking supermans, with Mantis-X solid, stellar defensive power and Metalblack&#039;s sneaky running, this team has one of the best chances to take SUC down a notch before the season even starts.<br /><br />I feel this is one of SUC&#039;s weaker maps and the consistent nagging of Tai will send KGB over the edge<br />KGB wins 2-1