Mike did a great writeup last season so I hope he does another but in the mean time I&#039;ll post my thoughts on the match.<br /><br />First congratulations to both BSK and EBL for making it this far.&nbsp; BSK was definitely a bit of an underdog as BBC had a perfect record and seemed like a very capable MasterBowl winning team throughout the season.&nbsp; Upsetting the favorites on their homefield is always a little shocking.&nbsp; EBL was given a gift of Hatred from Goatface to propel them into a power house of a team.&nbsp; EBL being in the MasterBowl with a .357% winning record is a bit of a surprise even with their favorable trade.<br /><br />In theory the map seems to favor BSK.&nbsp; BSK just played BBC on a very similar style map and did great.&nbsp; Their 2D 1O strategy was near flawless.&nbsp; Jenova managed to get a few captures in the first round that pressured BBC into playing more offense in the second round.&nbsp; This led to Jenova getting even more captures as BBC defense weakened.&nbsp; BSK defense was stellar and looks like a tough nut to crack on MAP03 as well.&nbsp; BSK should continue their 2D 1O strategy as it suits MAP03.&nbsp; Jenova won&#039;t need to get many flags as BSK defense seems capable of utterly locking down their own flag.&nbsp; If BSK can get first blood on flags and hold their defense tight EBL might be forced to extend their offense even more which will result in a fatality (just like what happened to BBC).<br /><br />EBL&#039;s strategy and positions are much more up in the air at this point.&nbsp; EBL can frag BSK into oblivion but that doesn&#039;t mean they will win.&nbsp; BSK has won matches and their recent playoff match vs BBC despite being out fragged.&nbsp; EBL&#039;s most explosive player Whiteboy seems like a good fit into a 2D 1O strategy with White doing the running.&nbsp; White can do some magic tricks and should be able to get a few caps vs any defense, even running solo.&nbsp; EBL&#039;s problem is going to be wanting to push up too far due to their fragging power.&nbsp; This can work but it is tricky.&nbsp; If you push up too far on MAP03 Jenova could sneak by then get easy access to a flag and be back at midfield before you can react properly.&nbsp; Then BSK defense clears and pushes up opening a path for Jen to squeeze through.&nbsp; However if EBL can fully lockdown BSK into their own base while their runner attacks EBL might quickly crack BSK with pure fragging power.<br /><br />It seems as if the ball is in EBL&#039;s court in regards to what to persue.&nbsp; They can run a variety of setups from 2D 1O, to 1D 1M 1O to 1D 2O and all could work.&nbsp; Aggressively timed pushes could also work by EBL and catch BSK off guard.&nbsp; BSK by constrast seems crazy to deviate from their 2D 1O setup due to likely being out fragged by EBL.&nbsp; EBL should start out defensively with 2D then probe and push up as possible but be careful not to over extend themselves.&nbsp; Another BSK advantage is BSK uses voice while I don&#039;t think EBL does.&nbsp; On a map like MAP03 knowing what chokepoint to cover or clear is a huge benefit.&nbsp; An EBL advantage is Dewww&#039;s crazy Czech MAP03 knowledge and advice but he is unlikely to see any playing time himself.&nbsp; BSK seems to have more advantages due to the map where as on a grinding frag map EBL would clearly have the edge.&nbsp; EBL is more than capable of winning but they are going to have to work a bit harder.