VCJ Split 2 Advance Stage: SCARZ vs Crest Gaming Zst
SZ Brief Information: Being the runner-ups of last year's Ascension tournament, there was a lot of hype behind this team, even as some of their star players left for other opportunities. However, it's safe to say they did NOT live up to those expectations in Split 1. They ended the split with a 2-5 record, which understandably warranted a rebuild for this split. SCARZ decided to get two more imports, with Tixx from the Oceania region, and Yotaa coming all the way from the French league. Both of these players looked the best on their respective former teams, so it will be exciting to see them play. Hopefully we can see this team make a huge comeback to qualify for Ascension once more.
CGZ Brief Information: After choking to the worst team in Split 1 in open qualifiers, Crest Gaming Zst is back to take on Split 2. CGZ is a very strong team that has a solid pool of proven talents. However, they garnered a lot of attention for their two cracked prodigies, HYUNMIN and DH. These two top fragged in every Premier stage match and in pretty dominant fashion. They managed to make it out of Group B, which was definitely the scarier of the two groups. Their only loss was against FAV Gaming in the finals, who admittedly also deserved to be in Split 2, but it was a very close game and they got their revenge in the grand finals.
SZ Players to Watch: Tixx and Yotaa are making their debut in the Japanese league. Based off their old performances, I think they will put up a good fight should they qualify.
CGZ Players to Watch: Definitely HYUNMIN and DH for sure. These two are cracked in their own ways; HYUNMIN is an insane duelist and DH flexed on three different roles in the Premier stage. I know someone here is very excited to watch them play.
Prediction: Since I haven't seen much of SCARZ's new players, I'm going to say Crest takes this 2-0. However, if Tixx and Yotaa prove to be insane, I would say the lead would go down to 2-1.
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