Overall Update and QuotesCompiled by John John JohnsonMay or may not be fully accurate
USSR:After what has truly been a dreadful month for the USSR, things most surely have to turn around. The official statements from the USSR Ministry of Strat reads as this:
"Мы сделали это немного хуже, чем ожидалось, но ожидаем подкреплений с Крымского полуострова" - Coronel Gavilan, USSR Minister of Strat
However, not all is well in the USSR camp after the first rounds. Losing 8 of 8 matches has taken its toll on most some of the players, with one of them in tears stating:
"Для этого Сталин пошлет нас к гулагу" - Anonymous USSR Player
Due to safety reasons we have chosen to keep the identity of the player to ourselves, as its rumoured that he and a couple of others are planning to flee the USSR camp to escape punishments.
Regardless of it all, USSR now remains the favorite to reaching Division E, and might already be out of the race for Div C, even if they win all their remaining games.
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Avengers:With a 19%PC, things doesnt look well for the Marvel Superhero Squad either. Their performance has been far from Fantastic, 4 points is all they got so far. However, many people in the CL10 Prediction Competition might be smiling, as the clan has been tipped 5th or 6th by many players.
"Our superpowers are not working, we suspect illegal usage of Cryptonite" - Mega Knight
Their poor point output was explained by Mega Knight as cheating, however he seemingly forgot that Cryptonite only affects DC Comics, and not Marvel Superheroes. Will there be a lightning strike from the clear sky, as Thor comes down to save them? Oh well, they dont have Thor in their line-up, but they got the best Warzone Player in the World, Dan"NoJoin"WL, who booted in one game and forgot to join in another.
"Im just making it a bit more open, all know the Avengers will avenge this!" - DanWL
We asked a randomperson in the street about his opinion of DanWL's performances so far:
"He is definitely overrated, he should have been subbed out already" - randomperson
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ACME Co:The first MAJOR upset this season has been the ACME gang, with ACL rumored to be in Tears after their Europe 3v3 loss. A 29.2%PC doesn't get you very far, and losing 5 games so early will surely be considered a bad performance, they are tipped 2nd by most of the participants of the CL10 Prediction Competition.
"The fact we have done so poorly is due to many (Dr.) Stupid decisions, honestly!" - JT
There might be a blame game going on in the corridors of ACMEs headquarters, with Dark Ninja furious that he was put on French Brawl.
"How am I supposed to use my Ninja stealth on light fog" - Dark Ninja
In fact, their only victories so far have come against USSR, something that cant be considered a testament to their quality. However, they have some big guns in their line-up, surely they must start to perform soon. NWO-Leader LeQuébécois_Benoit seems to have full confidence in ACME, however, when he earlier stated both:
"ACL Tears is the best player in the Qualifiers (not counting myself)" - LeQuébécois_Benoit
"ACL Tears, can I have your babies?" - LeQuébécois_Benoit
Has Benoit misplaced his faith?
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HAWKS:Still hovering above the 100MP mark, HAWKS have the possibility to turn things around, despite some early losses. 56.2%PC is not all too good, but not quite as dreadfull as the 3 bottom clans. They will look to push for another promotion for Div C, hoping to recreate the amazing results from last year. However, their team games have let them down, along with HAWKS superstar Let's Fight:
"My loss against lineal was poor luck." - Let's Fight
Someone needs to tell HAWKS that in 0% SR its no luck, but whatever floats your boat. What has been keeping them afloat is the almighty Thor, who has racked up 2 consecutive wins on Guiroma, who is now looking to flex his muscles against one of the big guns in the next game, against Nemo.
"Emo-Nemo got nothing on me" - Thor
When asked to comment on how they would up their game and catch up with the front-runners, Cicero told us:
"We have to assemble the Eagles!" - Cicero XXII
Or hawks, nothing is really decided for HAWKS, as they reside in the place most of the participants in the CL10 Prediction Competition tipped for them: 4th.
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TSK:The positive upset of the season has been The Seven Kingdoms. With the third best %PC, 85.7, and currently with 2nd most points, they are flying high, considering they are tipped 6th by most participants in th CL10 Prediction Competition. Whichever 3 players tipped them for 2nd and 3rd must be pleased. Their clan leader, Dr. Killa, was asked about how he thought of their performances so far, especially JJJs, who have racked up 3 wins in a row.
"He is overrated, currently the 5th best player in our clan. We spare our big guns to Leg 2" - Dr. Killa
However, not all seems to agree with his sentiments, as clanmembers Rikolis and Redonis both recently confessed their love to him in public:
"I love you JJJ, pls keep carrying us to victory" - Rikolis and Redonis
JJJ, not the most humble player, stated that he was going for a 12-0. When asked whether he still feels it is possible after seeing the performances by the other participants he said:
"Well, I am through the worst: Zaky was my favorite for the FB tournament, and CORP are beaten on sz as soon as Garlikid stops stalling all the time" - JJJ
Bear in mind that this was JJJ quoting himself, so perhaps there is reason to doubt his sanity. Regardless, TSK has been a fresh breath of wind this CL, and if they keep going from strength to strength this might be an eventful CL indeed!
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CORP:Hotly tipped 1st, or at the very worst 2nd, CORP have all reasons to be confident in their abilities. Despite being behind on points, they are one of the two remaining clans to have MP intact. 14 points and a 100% winrate is a strong start to CL10, and when asking Nemo about their performances this far he stated:
"They are as excepted, we will surely win this qualifier" - Nemo
They might be considered cocky, but they have reasons to be so, especially after replacing Onoma94 as clan leader. He even recently confirmed himself that he is no fit for the job, after he commented on KUWTKs latest issue:
"Any clan with Onoma as a leader is a joke. - Can confirm." - Onoma94
Dutch Desire have been trying to help follow EA players to better understand the map, by telling them to pick all the red ones, but perhaps helping the other players isnt the best way to win their Qualifier? Hopefully CORP keeps up their good run of form, and dont fall short due to the boots they are so famed for!
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VIW:The front-runners, with MP intact and an astonishing 20 points from their first 6 games, nothing seems to be able to stop them from progressing to Div C. Tipped 3rd by most in the CL10 competition, some might argue that they are overperforming, having currently no games finished againts the other top 3 clans. When we asked their leader Sound_of_Silence about whether or not they could keep up they current form he answered with silence:
" " - Sound_of_silence
A bit weird, but then again it only lives up to their names. Both Lineal2012 and Andre Laufmöller are in the contention to gain the much coveted title "MVP of Q2" with a strong 2-0 and 3-0 record respectively.
ilpeggiore was a bit more talkative than his peer, Sound-of_silence, and stated that:
"We are very happy, though this is nothing less than expected" - [V.I.W]ilpeggiore
Whether or not you root for the Weirdos, this seems to be an interesting season for them indeed, as they will likely remain in the mix for promotion until the very end, and might even run clear from the rest before that!
Edited 4/30/2018 23:46:41