By Alexander “HughZ” Hughes

We are halfway through the 3rd split of the SMITE OPL and the playoff picture is starting to take shape. Let’s take a look at some of the statistical leaders after Week 4 as well as some playoff scenarios.

Top 5 KDA’s

Robdigidy (Avant Garde) 13.78 Ochita (Team Pandamonium) 9.85 ElChuckles (Avant Garde) 9.44 RichardCastle/Maxen (Team Pandamonium) 7.81

Top 5 Kills

ElChuckles (Avant Garde) 66 LiquidRenegade (Avant Garde) 53 iDivine (Avant Garde) 52 Robdigidy (Avant Garde) 49 Rowe (Team Pandamonium) 48

Least Deaths

Robdigidy (Avant Garde) 9 Ochita (Team Pandamonium) 13 Weave (Legacy eSports)/CryoPraetor (Corvidae) 15 RichardCastle/Maxen (Team Pandamonium) 16

Top 5 Assists

Gruff (Avant Garde) 153 LiquidRenegade (Avant Garde) 137 RichardCastle (Team Pandamonium) 113 ElChuckles (Avant Garde)/Torreyskiez (Alpha Sydney) 104

Top 5 GPM

ElChuckles (Avant Garde) 552.33 Kikiomeo (Team Pandamonium) 552.10 Rowe (Team Pandamonium) 551.60 LiquidRenegade (Avant Garde) 539.83 Robdigidy (Avant Garde) 539.50

Averages

KDA – 4.38

Kills – 28

Deaths – 28

Assists – 68

GPM – 469

After a double week Avant Garde have a one point lead on Team Pandamonium atop the standings and firm control of the stats charts. ElChuckles is having a monster split, 13 more kills than his nearest competitor and 18 kills ahead of anyone not on his team. Gruff continues to rack up huge assist numbers, overall Avant Garde have some of the highest assist numbers in the league showing how well they fight as a unit.

Here is the current standings at the end of Week 4

Avant Garde (12 points) Team Pandamonium (11 points) Legacy eSports (8 points) Alpha Sydney (7 points) Corvidae (2 points) Royalty (1 point)

Pandamonium and Royalty have a double week this week, facing off against each other in the final set on Sunday. Avant Garde and Team Pandamonium can both clinch themselves a spot at the Split 3 finals with the following scenarios.

Avant Garde:

2 – 0 win against Royalty + Alpha Sydney win 2 – 0 against Corvidae

Team Pandamonium:

2 – 0 win over Royalty + at least going 1 – 1 with Legacy eSports + Alpha Sydney win 2 – 0 against Corvidae

OR

2 – 0 win over Legacy eSports + at least going 1 – 1 with Royalty + Alpha Sydney win 2 – 0 against Corvidae

OR

2 – 0 win over Legacy eSports + 2 – 0 win over Royalty + Alpha Sydney split or 2 – 0 Corvidae

Avant must rely on Alpha Sydney to 2 – 0 Corvidae whilst the Panda’s destiny is largely in their own hands – winning all their sets this week will guarantee at the very least a tie-breaker game against Corvidae for a spot at the finals. Two spots at the Split 3 finals could potentially be decided this week, make sure you tune into CGTV SMITE this weekend, 6PM AEST Saturday and Sunday to catch all the action.