With season 5 of CEVO coming to an end, round 6 could not be more important for every team and what a fitting map to play on, Inferno, one of the all time favourites for all Counter Strike players. Immunity will be looking to all but secure top spot this week; a win will virtually guarantee that. Sublime and Morals are fighting for the rights to second spot, however Morals have to keep an eye on their tail as eXile5, CintX-FIRE and Frenetic Array could potentially leapfrog them with a couple of good results. Qlimax and Fighting for Freedom are playing for pride, and on a map such as Inferno, they could well cause an upset to any team this week.

CintX-FIRE vs Morals
CintX-FIRE
Position: 6th
Lineup: geronimo, tek, mrt, [G]angst[A], Snow, KermiT and willeh

Morals
Position: 3rd
Lineup: Boomser, rBKE, apoc, Havoc, Racs and Topgun

Match Preview
On paper, this match heavily favours Morals, but CintX’s teamwork and organization will put everything Morals have to the test. At the moment Morals look to be an unstoppable unit, in the last three weeks, they have been sharp and organized, their aim and individual experience getting them through their matches rather comfortably and has put them back in contention to win the competition. CintX-FIRE on the other hand, have been quite the opposite, starting the season in fine fashion, but the last three weeks have been some what of a struggle, they will be well prepared for this match against Morals as it is a must win for them.

What to expect
Morals will no doubt be looking to play their typical quick style of gaming, expect to see them pushing in quick, and together, they wont waste time messing around the map and will attempt to cause as much “havoc” to CintX as possible.
CintX will be very different, they will be slow, calculated, and organized, expect them to methodically attempt to dissect the Morals defense, while throwing in a couple of curve balls with quick rounds.

Player’s perspective
[C]intX-FIRE Geronimo – Morals are going to be one of our toughest assignments yet, so we know that we have to play well and hit shots to even have a chance against them. If we can get our teamwork and communication down i think we might have a shot of knocking down the big boys. But like i said it will be toughest going up against the best caller/leader in the world in boomser
Moral[s] Boomser – Hopefully should be a good match if both teams practise for it , i think cintx need to have a win to confirm top4 as their next two matches are vs us and iM.

Prediction Morals 16 – 13 CintX
With what’s at stake, I believe that Morals will have the experience to take this match out, each and every round will be close and could go either way, but Morals should scrape through with another win.

Sublime vs eXile5
Sublime
Position: 2nd
Lineup: Shadzke, SnypeR, ox1, KiLLeR, PaDz and Swordfish

eXile5
Position: 4th
Lineup: trick, DreaD, bzy_, subberz, dash and markus

Match Preview
For me, this is match of the round, just look at whats at stake for these two, Sublime are looking to consolidate their spot in the top 2, while clinging on to the small hope that Immunity will slip up and eXile5 are fighting tooth and nail to hold onto that all important 4th spot. So far you cannot fault Sublime this season, yes they lost their last match to a better Immunity team on the day, but they have been phenomenal prior to that, and will be looking to get their momentum back with a win over eXile5 who have had somewhat of a roller coaster season thus far, two consecutive wins, followed by an unlucky loss against Morals last week will see eXile5 come out with something to prove and to regain momentum. The recent addition of Marcus to the team has looked to be a fantastic one as he has slotted in beautifully to replace requiem.

What to expect
Sublime will take this as if it were any other game, they will be very well prepared, a combination of great aim, great strats and very well rehearsed rushes will attempt to leave eXile5 wondering what hit them.
eXile5 have a much more free flowing type of game, and will be very aggressive, expect to see them right in the faces of Sublime in both halves.

Player’s perspective
sublime shadzke – I believe we will be prepared for this match; we’ve stepped it up in regards to training and should hopefully get the outcome we want this Sunday. We also have Gencon this Saturday in Brisbane, which is a great opportunity for us as a team to play together. In saying all that I’ve played with a lot, if not all, of the exile5 boys and I know that this won’t be an easy match as they’re all very strong and capable players. But at the end of the day we hope we will be able to overcome this and bring out a win.
x5 DreaD – We are very keen to play sublime, and are going into the match ready to PuMP TooFs. With requieM recently leaving the team, we have picked up none other then markus[bb] and have started scrimming as much as we can. Come game day, we will be prepared as ever ;] (Watch mark to fire up, kids a machine) GLHF!

Prediction Sublime 16 – 14 eXile5
As much as I would love to predict an upset for eXile5, common sense has to put the ball in Sublime’s court, their ability to with stand all sorts of pressure will see them cross the line victorious.

Team Immunity vs Fighting for Freedom
Team Immunity
Position: 1st
Lineup: Spunj, Dewshu, Emagine, Stv, digz and Deathdog

Fighting for Freedom
Position: 8th
Lineup: grimn, soulJah, kstrife, Mickos, Meki, bH, Ordinary, Tegs, dripskii, MarciveR

Match Preview
As much as Fighting for Freedom are a personal favourite, this match is a complete dead rubber, no upset, no twists, nothing, and although individually F4F have some very good players in their team, without any practice, chemistry or teamwork, they wont be able to penetrate the defense of a hot Immunity lineup.

What to expect
It will be business as normal for Immunity, they will be looking to win as many rounds as possible, and will have no mercy for the freedom fighters.
Fighting for Freedom could bring anything to this match, there’s no predicting what to expect as I’m sure they don’t even know what lineup is coming to the match yet.

Player’s perspective
F4F dannygrimn – mate, i haven’t even spoken to anyone from the team
iM emagine – We’re feeling pretty confident at the moment. In saying that, f4f aren’t to be underestimated, but I think our practice should pay off. Everyone seems pretty keen for inferno!

Prediction Immunity 16 – 5 Fighting for Freedom
Expect a little bit of a blood bath in this one, Immunity will over power F4F regardless of what team they start.

Qlimax vs Frenetic Array
Qlimax
Position: 7th
Lineup: fryiee, Lock, tnk, Element, commy, vello

Frenetic Array
Position: 6th
Lineup: ouCH, siBe, Contaminated, DimoJr, icex and pjf

Match Preview
This match has the makings to be a true great. Not only is it a replay of a CyberGamer match which was won by Frenetic Array in over time, but with four straight losses at the start of the season, Qlimax will have a new found belief in themselves that they belong in CEVO – P due to a win finally under their belt there is no doubt Qlimax will be coming into this match with the expectations of a win over Frenetic Array who have had a roller coaster ride this season, after what many saw as an upset win in their first match, they have struggled to back that up until last week when a win got them back on track for a finals berth and momentum swinging back their way.

What to expect
There is an very obvious game plan when it comes to Qlimax, and that’s teamwork, they know individually that they are not quite as good as most other teams in the competition, but as a unit, they can be a handful. Expect to see them try confuse and out smart the Frenetic Array team with some nice strats.
Frenetic Array are all about the aim, there is no doubt about it, they are one of the sharpest teams in the competition, and with good chemistry between the team they will be looking to out pick and out play Qlimax.

Player’s perspective
qlimax fryiee – I expect us to rock up and frag like last week!
Fray siBE – Yeh I’d say we are going to be pretty prepared for qlimax this Sunday, after versing them on inferno in cybergamer and winning in overtime we definitely aren’t going to head into the match over zealous. With our new recruit PHILLIPJFRY is should bring a new aspect to our game and make things very interesting

Prediction Qlimax 16 – 12 Frenetic Array
That’s right, an upset here, Qlimax have a very strong Inferno hold, and some good strats, that with the confidence gained from their recent win, and the close match in CyberGamer gives them the advantage over Frenetic Array.

A special thanks to fryiee, sibe, dannygrimn, emagine, dread, shadzke, Geronimo and boomser for their special comments!

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