Week 2 is already upon us in EU and we have another exciting batch of matches lined up! Let's take a quick look at some of the standout fixtures in this round.
Division 1
Daementis vs Multiple Boomerang Furries
Daementis are a new team this season and after receiving a BYE in the first round will be eager to get their Lounge campaign started. Multiple Boomerang Furries are another fresh team and are one of a few teams this season who are flying under the eXon-eSports banner. MBF faced last seasons Epic Cup winners DiVeOrDeLeTe in their first game and fell to a 2-1 defeat, they will be hoping to bounce back and get their first win of the season here.
Division 2
Twenty One Esport vs Probius and Friends
In Division 2 we have Twenty One Esport who have leapt up from Division 6 after making some roster changes and didn't make the best of starts as they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Hippopotamus in the first round. Last seasons Rare Cup runners up will be hoping they can make more of an impact in this fixture. Probius and Friends are a new side to Lounge but did compete in the recent off-season ARAM League where they made it to the knockout stage. Their first round encounter was against Hokus Pocus, Morales gets Focus where they only managed to get 1 kill over the 2 maps, while dying themselves a total of 28 times. They do get some kudos from me as they did infact draft Probius in the second game of that series and he ended up being hero that got their only kill! Keep your eyes peeled for more probe.
Division 3
Dingsitas vs Team Simple Geography
Dingsitas have moved up from Division 4 to 3 this season after a 3rd place finish last season, they didn't manage to get past the group stage of the Epic Cup but that shouldn't detract from what was an impressive season for them. They received a free win in round 1 so will be eager to see how they stand at this new level. Their opponents are former Epic Cup winners Team Simple Geography who are starting their second season in Division 3 and will be hoping to push on after a decent showing last season where to their credit they managed to pick up map wins in the majority of their losses. They fell to a 2-0 defeat against WearBears in their first matchup.
This match is scheduled for Sunday 22nd of December at 20:30CET and will be casted by TheEpicE over on his channel https://www.twitch.tv/theepice_
Division 4
HandsUp vs TEAM!!! BabyRage
It's the much anticipated battles of the emotes in Division 4 and first up we have HandsUp who had a good first season in Season 10 as they finished with 5 wins and they will be hoping to build on that and hopefully qualify for the Epic Cup at the end of the season. They have made a positive start as they move towards that aim with a well fought victory over TGHF. TEAM!!! BabyRage finished 6th last season with some strong performances and also made it to the knockout stage of the Epic Cup before losing to Sloth Sanctuary. They started their Season 11 campaign with a comfortable win against Disconnect with the kills stacking up as 25-1 and 18-1 in their favour.
Division 5
Lachs Strikes Again vs Turtle Team
Last seasons Division 6 winners Lachs Strikes Again have been rewarded with a promotion to Division 5 and have started positively with a round 1 win over Oopsie Daisy. We saw a fairly strong performance from them in the Rare Cup last season as they dominated the group stage but were unable to get past the first match of the knockout stage. Turtle Team made the jump to Division 5 themselves last season and managed a very respectable 5 wins, they started this season with a first round loss to Killer Koalas and will be eager to get off their backs for this encounter.
Division 6
Unorganized Screaming Baboons vs Protect Ya Nexus
First up in this Division 6 clash we have Unoganized Screaming Baboons who have moved down from Division 5 after finishing bottom of the pack last season. They haven't dwelled on last season for long as they scored an impressive victory in round 1 versus Les hommes de Chromie gnons. Against them is veteran team Protect Ya Nexus who didn't have the best of times in Division 6 last season but have bounced back to a bright start in Season 11 with a dominant victory against Do you even soak?
Division 7
UKW Akolici Jana Khael'thasa III vs Heroes of the kong
Finally we have the ever spicy Division 7. Our first team in this fixture is UKW Akolici Jana Khael'thasa III, a new team which may or may not be related to Division 5 team UKW Akolici Jana Khael'Thasa II. They didn't get off to the best of starts as they were brushed aside by Facepalm Tacticians in round 1 and will certainly be looking to recover from that setback here. Standing in their way is newly formed team Heroes of the kong which does contain a sprinkling of Lounge experience in their roster, they fell to a 2-0 defeat against ShadowSlayerZ in the opening round.
Thank you for reading, make sure to keep an eye our in the #stream channel of our Discord for any upcoming casts
A special shoutout to Samu's Dehaka, may it forever be target banned.
Written by Poppin
Heroes Lounge Content Manager, Moderator and captain of EU Division 4 team AFK For Cocoa.
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