i3D Cup Quarter Finals

Things are starting to heat up in the i3D Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Beta Cup, with the quarter finals including what many would consider the competition's true final coming at an early stage. Only 3 games are being played this weekend, as xGx dropped out of the cup, giving Team Delta a free route to the semi final, where they will meet the winner of The Last Resort vs Team Exilium

With Copenhagen eSport taking on Team Dignitas on two teams who wish to assert themselves as the number 1 side in Europe go head to head. However, this match will take place on Valley, a map which is very doubtful to be played in the game's full release. This, combined with JaKaZc and Reload's heavy CDC3 Enemy Territory practice schedule have seen Dignitas' schedule somewhat lighter than it perhaps should be, especially in comparison to Copenhagen's, whose heavy practice schedule has brought them success so far, including victory twice before over Dignitas on Sewer, and on Valley, a victory in the 2nd inQuake Cup, where they defeated TLR in the Final. Summer is drawing to a close, and with the return to work and studies for a number of players, it will be interesting to see whether they can not only continue such a strenuous schedule, but also to avoid burning out. Although individually they have less top-level experience than Dignitas, who also performed well on Valley at Quakecon, they will fancy their chances of continuing their strong series of online performances in a game which could go either way.

That is not to say that the winning side will have a free route to the final, or even to the overall championship. As the two remaining German sides go head to head, it's difficult to see any result other than a convinving win for Ocrana, former Cause we Can, over Pain is Coming. PiC aren't competing on the same level as any of the other remaining teams, whilst Ocrana will not want to disappoint under their new name, and its hard to see that happening, with strong teamplay and some of the top infantry players, something which the victor of the match between Dignitas and Copenhagen will need to compensate for in their semi final, Copenhagen having experienced this in the final of the Clanbase Cup on Sewer.

In the other match, The Last Resort takes on Team Exilium, and the latter will be looking to cause an upset. Neither team seems to have been as active on Valley as on Sewer, but TLR seems to be taking the competition more seriously than Exilium, who could be a surprise in this match, after being absent from all other recent competitions. Exilium defaulted past Afterlife, whereas TLR had an easy victory over Stofftier. TLR go into this game as favourites, but Exilium shouldn't be written off.

[bQuarter Final Matches[/b]]
Copenhagen eSport [2:4] Team Dignitas
Ocrana [4:0] Pain is Coming
Team Delta [1:0] Xtreme Gaming Xperience
Team Exilium [0:4] The Last Resort

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