I&#039;ve only practiced with BBC but I&#039;m sure I could piece together how DMR would approach this strategy-wise. BBC definitely has an uphill battle here. Gyross and LB are pure speed and this is a map where it could be a huge advantage for them. If they time/control blue armor, BBC won&#039;t last long. It all really comes down to Prime. We know what we&#039;re going to get out of Mantis and Stall but can Prime step it up and play at another level to get BBC over the hump? He&#039;s going to have to if BBC has any shot at winning.<br /><br />Things to look out for:<br /><br />LB/Gyross<br /><br />Both of these guys are totally capable of leaving BBC in their dust if DMR can get some good mid coverage going. I&#039;d imagine LB would take on more of a mid role here, seeing as he is a decent fragger with a much more stable ping. Both are capable of ripping off a cheap flag if Stall focuses too heavily one either one of them. <br /><br />Prime<br /><br />There&#039;s certainly no question that Prime has made a significant jump in skill from last season to this season. He still makes a few novice mistakes though. BBC is a fragging powerhouse and if Prime manages to control mid by damaging/fragging spawns giving mantis Blue Armor, BBC has a shot to pull this one off. Nostar is no slouch on D, so Mantis is going to have to get a few of those to have any real shot at scoring. But if Prime is constantly doing heavy damage to LB/Gyross, Stall can hold his ground and this one will be within reach for BBC. <br /><br />Strengths/weaknesses for both teams<br /><br />BBC:<br />BBC is a fragging machine. They&#039;re also a very good team when it comes to flag training. They have to be careful, pushing up really hard onto the other team&#039;s base can leave you open to guys sneaking by. With their weaknesses, it seems at times this season, they can become quite stale offensively. But they&#039;ve made up for it with heavy fragging/strong defense. They&#039;ll have to be much more potent here though on offense, this map generally yields a lot of scores even with great defense. <br /><br />DMR:<br />Speed baby, just speed. Don&#039;t be mistaken though, this team is fully capable of fragging you out of your shoes as well. Nostar and Gyross have been here before, this kind of pressure and atmosphere is nothing new to them. Overall, they just win. And they win a lot. LB is one of the most versatile CTF players in the league and they&#039;ll need him to be at his best here. But, what I have noticed with them, and even experienced from playing them, they can really get slowed down offensively by a dominant fragger on defense. But this map takes more than frag power to defend and that&#039;s my concern for BBC. I suspect DMR might be a bit better coordinated and favored to get blue armor control. Nostar can be be vulnerable too. While he is one of the best defenders we&#039;ve ever seen, he&#039;s not unbeatable. If he decides to sick the dogs on BBC and go balls-out total O, 1 D, he&#039;s gambling big-time. If Mantis and Prime manage to control mid just a tad while Stall holds it down on D, they&#039;re going to shred Nostar. But if they can&#039;t, DMR will get the last laugh - and I&#039;m sure that&#039;s what Nostar is banking on.<br /><br />Either way you slice it, this is an interesting match-up. It seems as though DMR are heavy favorites. But I really wouldn&#039;t be shocked if BBC pulled this one out. I don&#039;t have any particular rooting interest here. I like LB, he&#039;s my fellow Ohioan. So I suppose I want to see him get a ring, or a new glass eye - whichever he elects to receive if DMR gets a win. Overall, I think it&#039;ll be a much closer match-up than people think. So here it is...<br /><br />DMR wins MasterBowl X 2-0 (5-3, 4-4, 5-2)