The Cult of Bestism vs BrokeBack Cowboys<br /><br />A match-up of two teams with similar line-ups. Both rosters feature strong, capable Euro Runners. Both teams also lack true defenders but probably have the strength on offense to make up for it. Despite coming up one round short of a Master Bowl title, Prime comes off of a very successful season. He&#039;ll probably need to find a new identity as a player considering he won&#039;t have Stall this season and Mantis/Gyross aren&#039;t known for defense. Look for Prime to be the anchor on defense with Mantis and Gyross attacking with a fast, aggressive approach. On the flip-side, Saber returns to the IDL as a captain for the first time in several seasons. X-Ray will most likely defend with Saber and Nosturi playing mid/offense. I like BBC in this match-up. Prime and Mantis have good chemistry and Gyross has proven even with his ping, he can get it done. I suspect Saber&#039;s crew to put up a good fight but ultimately lose in a high-scoring affair. This team will take some time to gel but in a few weeks time, I think they&#039;ll be pretty good. All in all, BBC wins in 3 close rounds<br /><br />BBC 2 TCB 1<br /><br />Contraband vs Ricochet Rockets <br /><br />A match-up of the two favored teams in the WDC takes place here. Higgs makes his return to the IDL with another strong line-up of fraggers with Bones and Dev. How much influence Denny has on this team remains to be seen but unless he becomes more active, I suspect Higgs will be the starter all season. RRS has 3 strong players in every department. Rust, Gilga and Mass are interchangeable in terms of positions but it might take some time for them to figure out who will be doing what. Mass will most likely D and the combo of Rust/Gilga on mid/O will only help make things easier for Mass on the defensive end. I like RRS in this match-up because I think it will take some time for CTB to gel. Higgs will need a few more weeks of practice to get back into a groove and Dev/Bones will still be formidable because of a long playing history with each other. Nonetheless, with Bones returning to high ping and Dev not being in tip-top shape, I think RRS will probably roll to an easy 2-round win. But this won&#039;t be the last you hear from Contraband, they&#039;ll be back!<br /><br />RRS 2 CTB 0<br /><br />Mass Destruction vs Fnordy Niners<br /><br />MAD has two strong fraggers in Xen and Doomguy but Xyltol (dragan) will be a mystery. The same can be said for Legion on KNF but as of late, his abilities have seen an increase across the board. Strangle is no slouch and Whiteboy is one of the best players in IDL. I like KNF, White will be good wherever you put him making life easier on Strangle as a defender. Legion is a decent runner and with Whiteboy controlling things in mid, KNF rolls to an easy 2 round victory. <br /><br />KNF 2 MAD 0 <br /><br />Plasmadicks United vs Super Chargers<br /><br />Rus and Turska are back at it for the 3rd straight season. Ladna is capable of being a decent mid. While he doesn&#039;t have the fragging power of Rus&#039; two previous 2nds (Nostar, X-Ray), Ladna plays intelligent enough to make sure Rus won&#039;t be overwhelmed. However, I see SUC providing a huge problem for them with Ralphis&#039; signature relentless flag rushing offense. The speed of SUC will be too much. PDU won&#039;t go away easily but SUC will eventually put them away in the end. <br /><br />SUC 2 PDU 1<br /><br />Killing Browns vs Philanthropic Blowhards<br /><br />LB returns as captain and a defending masterbowl champion. Armour and Noob aren&#039;t exactly Nostar and Gyross but apparently Armour has a nice shot and when Noob is focused, he makes a strong fragger. LB is an ace in map29 and can play any position but I suspect you&#039;ll see him having Noob/Armour playing very defensively while LB solos a few flags. Tai returns with another very good looking team on paper with Killingblair and Junior round 2. Blair and Tai will probably make life very difficult for LB but Junior won&#039;t have it easy against Noob/Armour. If this was any other map, I&#039;d probably take KGB just because LB has a virtual unknown in Armour. But because this is 29 and LB has been on such a roll lately, I&#039;m predicting that he&#039;ll take over and will his team to victory. PBH wins a very close 3 round match.<br /><br />PBH 2 - KGB 1<br /><br />Super Shotgun Spurs vs We&#039;re All Doomed<br /><br /> ??? ??? ??? ???