The ESL Guild Wars 2 Opening Cup is in full swing and we have had plenty of action over the past few weeks. We have seen new champions rise and old veterans fall. With the finals coming up in the next few days, lets recap what has happened over the last few weeks. Nonstop Nonsense, our second place team from the Test cup, was knocked out of the winner’s bracket in the very first round against Plastic Fantastic. Team Plastic Fantastic continued on flawlessly all the way until the winner’s bracket quarter final where they were finally knocked down by newcomer team Dopplers Effect. Another instant surprise when the returning team Super Squad was knocked out in round one of the winner’s bracket as well against another newcomer team, Orange Logonnaires.



Both Doppler’s Effect and Team Who Gets Carried Hard have definitely surprised everyone being such fierce competitors in this tournament.



Doppler’s Effect, pushing flawlessly through most of the winner’s bracket finally met their toughest opponent yet, Team Curse (formerly Team Paradigm) in the winner’s bracket semi-final. The fight between the two teams was long fought, but in a surprising and disappointing end for Team Curse’s fans, new team Doppler’s Effect triumphed and took a 2-1 victory earning them the first spot in the winner’s bracket finals. Team Who Gets Carried Hard had similar success in their side of the bracket, even beating out team Poor Commoners. Team Who Gets Carried Hard now faces their toughest challenge yet however, as they must face off against the veterans Made in Meta.



In the loser’s bracket we saw some amazing fights as teams fought it out with the risk of elimination threatening every game they played. Team Nonstop Nonsense, who were eliminated in the first round of the winner’s bracket, pushed onward all the way to the Ro8 B where they were given another chance to go against their nemesis Plastic Fantastic one more time. This time, Nonstop Nonsense triumphed and moved on to the next round. Returning team Super Squad was eliminated in the Ro4 A by another surprise contender, I Banana U.



In addition to that we have seen one of the odder stories coming from Team Pugging. The team consists of 18 members on their active roster, some of which include Helseth and Hyxocistern from Denial Esports, and other notables as well. The team, while having a rough start, has come back with a fury, and has managed to push its way to the loser’s bracket quarter finals, taking out team Nonstop Nonsense along the way.



Over the next few days we will see some of the toughest matches of the cup. The last spot is still up for grabs in the winner’s bracket finals as Made in Meta must take on the newcomers Team Who Gets Carried Hard.





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Orange Logonnai.. (#2) (#2) [2:0] Made in Meta (#3) (#3) Scores Map Orange Logonnai.. [2:0] Made in Meta



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Meanwhile in the loser’s bracket Team Pugging awaits for either Made in Meta or Team Who Gets Carried Hard to join them in a battle for survival, and Team Curse as well must take on a new face in the form of I Banana U.





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Team Curse (#6) (#6) [0:3] I Banana U (#4) (#4) Scores Map Team Curse [0:3] I Banana U



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The action kicks off again tonight, September 5th at 20:00 CEST (2PM EDT, 11AM PDT), so be sure to tune in and watch the epic conclusion of the ESL Guild Wars 2 Opening Cup live on ESLtv.



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