ECL Qual -Fly to Imperial vs Ares_A - Match Report - Spoilers

Fly to Imperial (seed 10)

• VIK_Vinchester
• classicpro
• TK_Speedlimit
• PMR_Keif
• TK_Fred
• VIK_Dench

Ares A (seed 11)

• [_AreS_]LUNLUN07 [Team Admin]
• [_AreS_]BlackMamba_____ (Straydog)
• [_AreS_]ShuaiNiu_____ (Yinghua)
• USR (Whoop)
• [_AreS_]Hoodlum________
• Eminme_
• [_AreS_]_Ares_Heaven

Expectations close series

Match 1

• Rules: 4v4 - worth 3 points - Arabia - Malians, Huns, Indians, Mongols
• Chosen players & civs:

Russia

• Vinchester (Indians flank) - Flush (scouts)
• Classicpro (Mongols) - FC
• Fred (Huns) - FC - defensive knights
• Kief (Malians flank) - Flush (M&A)

China

• Hoodlum (Mongols) - FC (one stable knights)
• USR/whoop (Malians flank)
• straydog (Huns flank)
• Yinghua (Indians) - spears

The Russian and Chinese teams traded blows on one side, whilst Russian classicpro appeared to leave Vinchester to defend himself. That came unstuck in the early castle age with straydog managing to put together a group of ~25 crossbows supported by hoodlum camels. Easy GG on that side.

China 3 v 0 Russia

Match 2 - 2 v 2 - ECL valley (a valley of deer in the centre)

Russia

• Vinchester (Japanese) - drush FC (crossbows)
• Classicpro (Chinese)

Chinese

• straydog (Japanese) - drush FC into towers, M&A
• Yinghua (Chinese) - scouts to double classicpro

Early double for the Chinese against classicpro, with M&A, scouts and towers. Vinchester was winning on his die, but too little too late.

China 5 v 0 Russia

Match 3 2 x 1 v 1 (Baltic/Regicide fortress)

Fred v whoop (Baltic)

Fred prepared to step up on water but did not do enough - too slow to castle

China 6 v 0 Russia

Kief v Hoodlum (Regicide Fortress - Goth war

Kief a fortress specialist

Kief got full relics, went into longswords rather than eco but was beaten to Imperial Age. Nevertheless held while he caught up and added in handcannons to finish hoodlum off.

China 6 v 1 Russia (final score)

Elsewhere:

• [aM'] 6 v 1 Russia F
• Alliance e-sports 6 v 0 5 Guys and a Goat
• LoS 7 v 0 Team Australia
• VN A 7 v 0 VN B
• VL - VNA 7 v 0 Los Borbotones
• Sun 6 v 1 Ares B
• SY 6 v 0 Mancos
• whyudisrespecc 0 v 6 nc

Full bracket