Round One

An exciting season to say the least as in the Atlantic Conference we had a more improbable finish compared to the Pacific. The Atlantic Conference saw the two finalists completely miss out on the playoffs altogether, possibly due to some questionable player calling by Dead Strokes in the final week, while the Pacific Conference certainly had the two best teams finish at the top, leading up to an exciting playoff round.

Straight Shots [5-5] @ Dead Strokes [6-4]

Season match-ups: Week 3, DS 5-2. Week 10, SS 5-2.

Best line up
Dead Strokes: Ashton, Luis, Luis, Omar, Rees

Straight Shots: Bryan, Dustin, Jay, JJ, Pita

What it will come down to: Dead Strokes will have talent at the table, no question about it, so it hinges on who Straight Shots are able to bring. With Pita basically being thrown out of Straight Shots, it doesn't seem like it holds well for the team.

That being said, Straight Shots do have the support of every one outside of Dead Strokes in this match after the final weeks questionable match. It was a smart play by DS if they did indeed toss the match, pathetic as well, but Straight Shots were labelled as easy in that match by DS. DS wanted to play them, DS in their eyes thinks there is no way they can lose to this team. But in a one match play-off, anything can happen and after failing to win 4orce, the pressure is truly on for Dead Strokes as this is their third attempt in their current stacked state to win a title. We all know I've been a fan of the Super Straight Shots for years now, but I think Dead Strokes made the right call and should take one step closer to their ultimate goal.

Prediction - 5-3 Dead Strokes.

 Break and Run [6-4] @ For The Win [7-3]

Season match-ups: Week 1, 5-0 FTW. Week 8, 5-2 BNR.

Best line up
Break and Run: Gus, Jordy, Mike, Mina, Ross.

For the Win: Ant, Dante, Jeremy, Simon, Stephen.

What it will come down to: Who shows for For The Win. This is a classic case of an interleague league, not having played in a few weeks (WPC and 4orce seasons ending early), so their team might be all over the place. Break and Run always have a consistent line up, so those 5 should be there without issue.

If FTW cannot bring a solid 5 to the table, this may spell trouble. This almost identical line-up as seasons past for Break and Run is talked about a threat in the playoffs every season. The patience Break and Run possess is scary, FTW need to be able to stay collected and know that a loss spells the end of their season. While it's hard to bet against Ant, I feel Break and Run as a whole will be better suited for this match up.

Prediction - 5-3 Break and Run