Standings
1. Immunity
2. Sublime
3. Morals
4. eXile5
5. Frenetic Array
6. CintX-FIRE
7. QLIMAX
8. Fighting for Freedom

We are quickly coming to the end of season 5 for CEVO Professional, and it has been an absolute cracker thus far, with a lot of outstanding, close matches, and even a couple of upsets, CEVO – P could still go to anyone. Unsurprisingly however is Immunity leading the pack, without a loss to their name so far, they are backing up their nationals form in impressive fashion, and are without a doubt the team to beat. With that said, Sublime and Morals are hot on their tail, and will give them a run for their money all the way to the finals.

The middle of the table looks just as, if not more impressive, eXile5, Frenetic Array and CintX-FIRE all on 2 wins, 3 losses, with 4th spot completely up for grabs. CintX-FIRE have the hardest run of the three teams, having to face both Immunity and Morals, while Frenetic Array and eXile5 have QLIMAX and Fighting for Freedom respectively and both have Sublime to play.

Bringing up the rear is QLIMAX and Fighting for Freedom, both have only one win to their name so far. With that said, QLIMAX have definitely proven that they deserve their spot in this seasons CEVO-P, they showed this in their two opening games losing to Sublime and CintX-Fire 16 – 14 and 16 – 13, respectively. Fighting for Freedom on the other hand looked like a real dark horse at the beginning of the season, a solid lineup, mixed with aim and experience, they were firing on all cylinders prior to CEVO-P, unfortunately for them, with a few players becoming inactive and leaving the team, they have quickly become inactive and are paying the price.

Immunity
Lineup
Spunj, Dewshu, Emagine, Stv, digz and Deathdog
Results
Round 1 vs Morals Tuscan 16-12 Win
Round 2 vs eXile5 Dust2 16-2 Win
Round 3 vs Qlimax Nuke 16-9 Win
Round 4 vs Fray Inferno 16-10 Win
Round 5 vs Sublime Season 16-7 Win

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs F4F Inferno
Round 7 vs CintX Train

So far for Immunity it has been business as normal, with a solid win in the opening game of the season against the all star team of Morals on Tuscan, they backed that up with a devastating win over eXile5 on Dust2 and since have continued their fine form right through the competition so far.
With F4F and CintX left to play, it should be a comfortable ride to the finals for Immunity, once there, they will face their biggest challenge and have to prove they are the best, anything less then coming out winners of CEVO-P Season 5 will be classified as a failure in the eyes of every Immunity player.

Sublime
Lineup
Shadzke, SnypeR, ox1, KiLLeR, PaDz and Swordfish
Results
Round 1 vs Qlimax Tuscan 16-14 Win
Round 2 vs Morals Dust2 16-5 Win
Round 3 vs F4F Nuke 16-5 Win
Round 4 vs CintX Season 16-13 Win
Round 5 vs iM Season 7-16 Loss

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs eXile5 Inferno
Round 7 vs Fray Train

With a new look roster, Sublime started off the season a bit slow, with a 16 – 14 win against a weaker Qlimax team, it looked as though it could be a long season for Sublime, but they proved they are here to challenge all of their competitors with a thumping win over Morals in round 2. Their form continued with 2 more solid victories over F4F and CintX-FIRE. Unfortunately, the dream run for Sublime ended at the hands of Immunity in round 5, having to field their manager Swordfish, on a map that they were unprepared for, they got out aimed, out strated, and plain and simply, out played.
Two very hard games coming up for Sublime, having to face eXile5 and Fray who are battling ever so hard to take that 4th spot, they will have everything thrown at them, including the kitchen sink, the question is, has the loss to Immunity dented their confidence? or can they bounce back from that defeat and gain momentum into the finals?

Morals
Lineup
Boomser, rBKE, apoc, Havoc, Racs and Topgun
Results
Round 1 vs iM Tuscan 12-16 Loss
Round 2 vs Sublime Dust2 5-16 Loss
Round 3 vs Fray Nuke 16-10 Win
Round 4 vs F4F Dust2 16-4 Win
Round 5 vs eXile5 Season 16-14 Win

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs CintX Inferno
Round 7 vs Qlimax Train

Many said that this team would walk through CEVO-P this year, unfortunately after the first two rounds, those people became very quiet and the naysayers came out. Losing to Immunity and Sublime meant Morals needed to lift for the rest of the competition, and lift they did. Comfortably beating Frenetic Array, Destroying F4F and then scraping past eXile5, it seems as though Morals have found their top gear. With CintX-FIRE and Qlimax left to play, anything but two wins will be disappointing for Morals, they need to consolidate that 3rd spot and possibly scrape into second if Sublime slip up.

eXile5
Lineup
trick, DreaD, bzy_, subberz, dash and markus
Results
Round 1 vs Fray Tuscan 8-16 Loss
Round 2 vs iM Dust2 2-16 Loss
Round 3 vs CintX Nuke 16-6 Win
Round 4 vs Qlimax Dust2 16-3 Win
Round 5 vs Morals Season 14-16 Loss

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs Sublime Inferno
Round 7 vs F4F Train

In what many saw as a huge upset, eXile5 started their campaign with a big loss to Frenetic Array, followed by a slaughtering at the hands of Immunity. Since then however, eXile5 have gone from first to fifth gear. Two convincing wins over CintX-FIRE and Qlimax saw them jump into the top four. Unfortunately in a match that could have given them third spot, they narrowly lost to Morals on Season, a devastating one as it looked like they had the match won, but a great fight back on Morals behalf has dropped eXile5 back into the danger zone.
With just sublime and F4F left to play, eXile5 need two wins, fortunately for them, Frenetic Aray and CintX-FIRE both have hard games ahead of them aswell.

Frenetic Array
Lineup
ouCH, siBe, Contaminated, DimoJr, icex and pjf
Results
Round 1 vs eXile5 Tuscan 16-8 Win
Round 2 vs F4F Dust2 7-16 Loss
Round 3 vs Morals Nuke 10-16 Loss
Round 4 vs iM Inferno 10-16 Loss
Round 5 vs CintX Season 16-13 Win

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs Qlimax Inferno
Round 7 vs Sublime Train

Frenetic Array talked themselves up at the beginning of the season, and in game 1, they backed it up, a comfortable win over eXile5 shut the mouths of a lot of doubters, since then however it was a bit of a struggle for Frenetic Array, losing to the Morals, Immunity and the struggling F4F had left them struggling near the bottom, however a good win over CintX-FIRE has pushed them right back into contention for fourth spot, and with Qlimax and Sublime still to play, they have every chance of pinching that spot.

CintX-FIRE
Lineup
geronimo, tek, mrt, [G]angst[A], Snow, KermiT and willeh
Results
Round 1 vs F4F Tuscan 16-8 Win
Round 2 vs Qlimax Dust2 16-13 Win
Round 3 vs eXile5 Nuke 6-16 Loss
Round 4 vs Sublime Season 13-16 Loss
Round 5 vs Fray Season 13-16 Loss

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs Morals Inferno
Round 7 vs iM Train

CintX-FIRE started the season brilliantly, two good wins over F4F and Qlimax had some people wondering if they where going to be a real threat to the other teams, unfortunately, they have not been able to back up the first two rounds, a big loss against eXile5 dented the confidence of CintX-Fire, who lost two games in shattering circumstances, both 16 – 13, leaving CintX-FIRE in that battle for the 4th spot. It seems as though everything is against CintX-FIRE at the moment, having to face Morals and Immunity, nothing short of a miracle, and a hell of a lot of passion will get them out of this jam.

QLIMAX
Lineup
fryiee, Lock, tnk, Element, commy, vello
Results
Round 1 vs Sublime Tuscan 14-16 Loss
Round 2 vs CintX Dust2 13-16 Loss
Round 3 vs iM Nuke 9-16 Loss
Round 4 vs eXile5 Dust2 3-16 Loss
Round 5 vs F4F Season 16-11 Win

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs Fray Inferno
Round 7 vs Morals Train

As was mentioned earlier, Qlimax opened their CEVO-P campaign in great form, yes they lost their two games, but they were both very close against two very good opponents, since then, they have not been able to get much right, losing to Immunity and then getting demolished by eXile5 was sure to dent the spirits of Qlimax. But they showed true heart and character, coming back, preparing themselves, and beating a struggling F4F team. Have Qlimax built enough moment to have a late surge? Two very tough games would make most people say no, but momentum is a wonderful thing, and if they can get past Frenetic Array, you can be sure they’ll give Morals a run for their money.

Fighting 4 Freedom
Lineup
grimn, soulJah, kstrife, Mickos, Meki, bH, Ordinary, Tegs, dripskii, MarciveR
Results
Round 1 vs CintX Tuscan 8-16 Loss
Round 2 vs Fray Dust2 16-7 Win
Round 3 vs Sublime Nuke 5-16 Loss
Round 4 vs Morals Dust2 4-16 Loss
Round 5 vs Qlimax Season 11-16 Loss

Still To Play:
Round 6 vs iM Inferno
Round 7 vs eXile5 Train

The amount of players signed up to the team shows exactly whats happened to Fighting for Freedom, originally starting with the team of grimn, souljah, mickos, meki, kstrife and bH as reserve, they were active, practicing and committed to giving CEVO a red hot go. After losing against CintX-FIRE in the opening game, they came back and comfortably defeated Frenetic Array, it looked as though business was back to normal for the Fighting for Freedom boys, however it just wasn’t meant to be. With Mickos going inactive, then grimn following suit, the team has since picked up whoever they can get, and although on paper they still have some very good players, without a constant core team, and without constant practice they quickly dropped to the bottom of of the ladder. With Immunity and eXile5 left to play, one cannot see them getting another result out of CEVO.

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