Apr 19, 2020 Poppinfresh Amateur League EU Preview

Hypity-hype it’s almost time for EU Season 12! With the first round of matches just around the corner, I have highlighted a team from each division that I believe it is worth keeping an eye on during this hotly anticipated season of Heroes Lounge.


Division 1 - pepeMLADY

Fresh from a 5th placed finish in Division S Season 2 and finishing Champions in the recent Offmeta Maps tournament, we see pepeMLADY make their way into Division 1 for the first time. These players finished 2nd in Division 1 last season under the name Hooye Polucky and could have possibly finished in pole position if they had played all 10 of their matches. Despite not having too much success in the knockout stages of the Mythic Championship this team will still be fighting at the top end of Division 1 with some other very strong teams.


Division 2 - Honk Goose Criminals

An overall successful season in Division 3 for HGC has resulted in seeing them promoted back to Division 2 where they had previously been in Season 10. Finishing 2nd they managed to make it to the knockout stages of the Legendary Cup for a second successive season but were unable to progress past the first match. Riding the wave of momentum they had from winning 8 of their 10 matches last season I think they will be a team to watch out for in Season 12.


Division 3 - Unstopable

After finishing 3rd in Division 4 last time out in what was their debut season Unstopable were unstoppable as they took home the Epic Cup in impressive fashion. As a result they have been promoted to Division 3 and it will be interesting to see how they fare in what looks to be a very strong line up of teams.


Division 4 - Sloth Sanctuary

This will be the 5th season in a row that the Sloths have competed in Division 4 and they have been on an upward curve of wins during that time which has resulted in them reaching the semi final and then the final of the Epic Cup in the two most recent seasons. Last season they finished 5th, and with 3 of the teams above being promoted and the other not competing this leaves a nice gap for them to push on and be one of the dominant teams in the division in Season 12, with success in the Epic Cup being a real possibility.


Division 5 - Sloth Highlords

Unsurprisingly I am highlighting the team that amassed 10 wins from 10 matches in Division 6 last season, and then went on to win the Rare Cup in fairly dominant fashion. A season earlier this team appeared to struggle in this Division, but they have found a winning formula and developed a level of confidence which I believe will make them strong contenders here.


Division 6 - Prosonyglasbläserrind

With one of the best names in Lounge and that confuses most non-Germans, Prosonyglasbläserrind are about to start their 4th season in Division 6. They qualified for the Rare Cup for the first time last season but were unfortunate to be drawn into a very strong group which saw them lose all of their matches. They have shown gradual improvement every season, going from 4 wins to 5 wins and most recently 6 wins - if they continue this trend they will certainly be a top team here.


Division 7 - Facepalm Tacticians

A very strong performance last season saw Facepalm Tacticians finish 3rd in the Division with 8 wins from 10 matches. In the group stages of the Rare Cup they sprung somewhat of a surprise as they managed to defeat their two opponents from Division 6, but ended up losing to their fellow Division 7 side. They fell at the first hurdle in the knockout stage but from what we have seen from them, this could be a very successful upcoming season.


Thanks for reading, make sure to check out the calendar and the #stream channel of our Discord for any exciting casts coming soon! 


Written by Poppin

Heroes Lounge Content Manager, Moderator and captain of EU Division 4 team AFK For Cocoa.

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