koddy vs. rat [fixture]

I was planning on starting this prediction by introducing rat but then I remembered that pretty much everyone know who he is so I'll introduce koddy instead. I remember when koddy was a very average player mainly interested in duels. In just one year however, his skill increased exponentially and he's now one of the best CPMA players in the world. Fast, aggressive, deadly aim, he's the complete package.

In this game however his opponent is not only a legend but a real monster in terms of intelligent play. Rat's aim is nowhere near as good as koddy's at the moment but does he need it? Koddy choked in his match vs. griffin and despite his vastly superior aim the game was close in the end. Should this happen in this match, rat won't let it go to waste. Rat wins 2:1.

dziku vs. zoom [fixture]

What a game this is going to be. Dziku, one of the best Polish duellers takes on *the* best Polish dueller zoom. This is hardly the first time these two will meet each other in a tournament. In fact, both the last two times they played it was again in the semi-finals round, in the PQ.de weekend Cup and the Gliwice 2005 Lan. Zoom emerged victorious on both occasions but the matches were close and very exciting.

Expect dziku to play defensively, especially when not in control, and push his spawnfragging as much as possible when given the chance. That RG of his is deadly. On the other hand, zoom will just play agressively no matter if he's in control or not :-> His aim is not as good as it used to be but if the guy managed to beat Vo0 in that shape, you know he's good. I suppose, no matter how long you've been away, the map tactics and spawnfragging patterns stay etched in your brain. Watch out for the trademark LG to RL combo. Zoom 2:0.

xero vs. apheleon [fixture]

Xero put up a nice fight vs. koddy a few days ago but this won't stop apheleon from beating him with a convincing 2:0. He is a much better player with tons more experience and since they will both be playing from the East Coast, pings will be even.

hoens vs. pl1 [1:2]

LuGia vs. zerox [fixture]

LuGia takes on German powerhouse zerox in an exciting series of matches. Both players have superb aim and love to use the LG. Zerox is the better dueller, both in terms of strategy and experience and should have no trouble taking this 2:0. My only concern is if cpm24 is picked as I don't know how good zerox is on that map.

Vo0 vs. silas [2:0]

Despite showcasing awesome aim and movement, Vo0 was knocked down to the Losers Bracket by Polish CPMA legend zoom. I believe Vo0 played too aggressively when the score was 19-19 on cpm1a and it cost him the game. It's certain that Vo0 is more than eager to reach the final even from the lower bracket and frankly I don't see anyone but the very best players standing in his way. Silas is good but not good enough to stop him. Vo0 2:0.