Bowl 2 Predictions

[ElmosWorld]

Quarter Finals:

(1) Rogue Tronners vs. (8) Speeders

Speeders has lost many members these past 9 months, due to inactivity, other clans, and real life. And while they are slowly regaining more members, most will not be eligible for this Bowl. With only 5 members on their roster, only two or three of them active, and two players who haven't been seen on the grid for awhile, they will have to work hard and play smart to pull off the upset here.

Barring any unforeseen conflicts keeping several R members from making the event, R should be able to win easily.

Rogue Tronners: 2
Speeders:0

(5) RoadRunnerZ vs. (4)MeetYourMaker

There has been speculation as to whether mYm is dead/dying. mYmbers have been seen without tags and some have even applied to other clans. Two of the members on their roster haven't been on the grids in months, and two left the clans month ago to join another clan. One rage quit the clan, deleting the forums and servers along the way. One just got done with a long move and currently has no stable connection. Will mYm even have 6 tomorrow? Will they be able to play cohesively with all the recent troubles?

RoadRunnerZ on the other hand has emerged as a strong clan these past couple ladles and will carry that over into the bowl. Along the way, they lost their leader and one of their best players in 0000, but the remaining players have still all played together for these ladles, growing from a new fort clan into a ladle winning clan. They have the talent and the ability to win, but will they be able to?

However, since their ladle win, have they become a little complacent? They once had many wars a week and multiple practices a week, but once they won, the number of wars went down, and possibly the practices as well. The match will also be played in a European server which will certainly not help RoadRunnerz, the mostly US clan. While most public fortress is played in European servers there always exists the possibility that the server will be difficult to play in.

Whether you want to call it bias or not, mYm has a good chance to win if they have a full team, but it will be much more difficult with only 5.

RoadRunnerZ: 1
MeetYourMaker: 2

(3) Redemption vs. (6) Crazy Tronners

Redemption wins the title for most players signed up on their team for these 9 ladles with 31. However only 8 made the bowl roster. Eckz has retired from the tron and koala was kicked from the clan several months ago, and I haven't seen him around lately. This leaves Rd with 6 players, one of whom, Brok3n, is not known for his fortress ability. So with only 6 members, Rd will be a strong disadvantage if one of their members cannot make it.

Crazy Tronners on the other hand has only 10 players on their roster, stemming from the fact they often split their ladle roster into two teams. With this, their Bowl roster contains many players who seemingly only play during Ladle. But this Bowl roster represents their 'A' team who in the last ladle regained a seed and the past 3 ladles have lost only to the eventual ladle winner. However they are one of only two Bowl teams that did not win a Ladle this season(Speeders being the other). Could this Bowl mark the reemergence of CT on top?

With only 6(possibly 7) members for Rd and one of them being a mainly non-fortress player, Rd will have a tough time trying not to be upset.

Redemption: 0
Crazy Tronners: 2

(7) Team Unknown vs. (2) Revolver

Team Unknown is coming off their first Ladle win in almost 2 years. However their bowl roster is missing 2 players from the team that won ladle in Gazelle and Vogue. However uNk still has very strong players. ppotter, slash, and Wildcat form a strong attack, while Pr3, fingerbib, and DrHouse provide a strong defense. With subs akira, mr, vein, hi and others who could all very possibly play in the main lineup as well, uNk has the most depth of any team this bowl.

Revolver, on the other hand, you never know who is going to show up. A team built around mainly inactive players, they don't let that affect them. The come together each ladle and play well, gaining seeds in 7 of the 9 ladles this season. With that being said, there is no way to know who will show up and play for Revolver this Ladle. If all of their members show up, certainly they should be a favorite, but if only a few can play, the Bowl might not turn out the way they hope.

The key factor in this matchup, will be who and how many players play for Revolver.

Team Unknown: 1
Revolver: 2


Semifinals:

(1) Rogue Tronners vs. (4) MeetYourMaker

Rogue Tronners won 3 of the first 5 Ladles this season, but has not won one since. The turn seemed to be when Lackadaisical left, and although they have added nuby and Fipp to their clan roster, their bowl roster does not reflect these changes. Rumor has it another key member of the Rogue Tronners will be unable to play in the bowl. And with over having unpredictable internet stability lately, R might run the risk of being upset.

mYm has still the concerns they had in the first match against rZ. Even with a full team, mYm does not have the cohesion that R does. No matter who is playing for R, they always seem to have flawless teamwork executed with precise timing. This is very hard to beat, so unless R is having server troubles like the last ladle, and mYm is able to play very strong, R has the advantage in this matchup.

Rogue Tronners: 2
MeetYourMaker: 0

(6) Crazy Tronners vs. (2) Revolver

These 2 teams did not meet this season, and have only played in each in 2 ladles in the past to a record of 1-1. Once again the key in the matchup will be who plays for Revolver. This match could easily go either way based on who plays, but hey, everyone likes an underdog.

Crazy Tronners: 2
Revolver: 1

(1) Rogue Tronners vs. (6) Crazy Tronners

R, without Titan, has never won a ladle. Coincidentally, or not, Titan will not be playing in this Bowl. I guess it's a good thing this isn't a ladle then. Without Titan, that leaves Tobechukwu or Shoebat to fill that hole at wing. Regardless, R will still have the chemistry on the grid.

CT also has good chemistry on the grid. They have been around for over 7 years. They remember when finals were best of 5. Could this bowl start another long CT reign? Tomorrow we find out.

Rogue Tronners: 2
Crazy Tronners : 3

Be sure to tune in to the broadcast on Twitch to watch the matchup.

[DaGarBBaGeMAN]

Quarter Finals:

R, without Titan, has never won a ladle.

Actually we won Ladle 64 without Titan. Even though he was signed up, he never played. It was a proud moment

Well thought out predictions nonetheless

[ElmosWorld]

Actually we won Ladle 64 without Titan. Even though he was signed up, he never played. It was a proud moment

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ElmosWorld: has r won ladle with titan?
ElmosWorld: without*
Overrated: lol
Overrated: no

Should have mentioned my source I guess.

Well thought out predictions nonetheless

Thanks! Your turn!

[sinewav]

These are good predictions.

[orion]

gl everyone........................