This preview will concentrate on the top half of the bracket from Monday's EMS Katowice UK Regional Finals. UK EMS Katowice Qualifiers Finals Previews (1/2):







Over the next three days we will see which of the eight teams will make it into the Online Qualifiers for a chance to play against some of Europe's finest teams and try to grab one of six spots which will qualify them to the EMS Katowice Finals in March 2014, which has a whopping $250,000 partly funded by the CS:GO community.



Two qualifying cups have sorted the men from the boys as teams try to grab one spot into the online qualifiers for Europe. It will be heart breaking, it will be head smashing, and it will be continuous non stop action and drama over three days with the Quarter Finals kicking off Monday, the Semi-Finals on Tuesday and then the Grand Final on Wednesday, which evidently brings us much closer to the weekend's epic.LAN.



In the first of two previews, I will be looking at the match ups, the routes to this point, and the players of each team to see which players have the greater chance of progressing into the Semi-Final. Tonight I kick off the previews with the top half of the bracket.



The Lovely Men Vs hudzG's team:



TLM Lineup: HenryG, fearLess, JT, cauzed & Sliggy

HudzG's Team Lineup: HudzG, steel, nooky, weber & zonixx



To kick start our bracket we have a bit of a heavyweight contest going on, TLM have been riding a rather lush success story as of late, with good performances constantly in A-Series Second Season, and they managed to continue the run in the first cup with a rather convincing victory over Rasta.Xd which could have potentially been seen as a shock to some people.



Meanwhile HudzG's team was a rather strange team that entered the second cup, almost a mTw remake of 2011 - 12, HudzG has brought together nooky, weber & steel and also recruited zonixx who was a heavyweight in the 1.6 scene. The mix team had pretty much stormed through their opening match in Cup #2 against RattlesnK's team Swagnificient to then dominate the second match they needed to secure in beating Swagwan over two maps.



In years gone by, we would have seen what was known as the "G Team" partnered up however in this match, we see them pitted against each other in a slog fest over three maps on Monday. If I was a man of "results over names mattered" I would personally say that TLM edge it because they have been together a little while longer. However the names do carry some weight and I feel they could really up their level against TLM.



Key Battle: fearLess Vs weber



Now the deagle has slightly got better, I personally would favor fearLess to start ripping some heads with it over two or three maps against the hudzG's boys. However weber back in CS:S was a monster with the rifle, and if on form can be a rather deadly point man to have on your team.



Predicted Result: TLM 1 - 2 HudzG's Team



Rasta.Xd Vs myXMG:



Rasta.Xd Lineup: b3n, jakem, REAZN, keita, msk

myXMG Lineup: Sheeky, Powell, Shaney, Js, CarL



An interesting match up is in the works here as we have two rather finely balanced teams slogging it out for a place in the semi-finals. myXMG took only one cup to qualify whilst Rasta.Xd missed out in the first cup with losing to TLM, but managed to make up for it in the second cup by beating Rekt quite convincingly.



myXMG managed to navigate the first cup in a cool and calm fashion as they disposed of the services of Space Monkey Mafia 16 - 3, and then they managed to beat Optimum eSports over two maps to get their secured spot in the Finals.



Rasta.Xd took two tries to make it this far, however they did meet a resilient TLM side who managed to keep the Rasta team quiet. In the second cup, they managed a rather easy route to the Finals, with a default win in the first round, before seeing off a poorer than expected Rekt side.



These two sides have met previously at insomnia50 back in December, with the then Eternity side managing to pull off a rather surprising two map win over Rasta.Xd, it would be worth noting that both sides have slightly adjusted their line ups since insomnia50 in typical UK fashion.



Key Battle: CarL Vs REAZN



I've picked the unusual players out of the teams, but for one very good reason, both players are consistent, they are by far the players which can turn heads and turn matches into their favour. Whichever of these two plays better on the night could determine the outcome of the match.



Predicted Result: Rasta.Xd 1 - 2 myXMG



Tomorrow I will be bringing part two of the previews to the UK Regional Finals for EMS Katowice, where I look deeper into the bottom half of the bracket which features TeamCRG, Team MINISTRY, fm-eSports TOXiC & PulseCore Gaming.



What are your predictions for these two games on Monday? Let us know in the comments below!





CS:GO in front of a huge audience! (More photos of IEM Katowice on Flickr.com) Over the next three days we will see which of the eight teams will make it into the Online Qualifiers for a chance to play against some of Europe's finest teams and try to grab one of six spots which will qualify them to the EMS Katowice Finals in March 2014, which has a whoppingpartly funded by the CS:GO community.Two qualifying cups have sorted the men from the boys as teams try to grab one spot into the online qualifiers for Europe. It will be heart breaking, it will be head smashing, and it will be continuous non stop action and drama over three days with the Quarter Finals kicking off Monday, the Semi-Finals on Tuesday and then the Grand Final on Wednesday, which evidently brings us much closer to the weekend's epic.LAN.In the first of two previews, I will be looking at the match ups, the routes to this point, and the players of each team to see which players have the greater chance of progressing into the Semi-Final. Tonight I kick off the previews with the top half of the bracket.HenryG, fearLess, JT, cauzed & SliggyHudzG, steel, nooky, weber & zonixxTo kick start our bracket we have a bit of a heavyweight contest going on, TLM have been riding a rather lush success story as of late, with good performances constantly in A-Series Second Season, and they managed to continue the run in the first cup with a rather convincing victory over Rasta.Xd which could have potentially been seen as a shock to some people.Meanwhile HudzG's team was a rather strange team that entered the second cup, almost a mTw remake of 2011 - 12, HudzG has brought together nooky, weber & steel and also recruited zonixx who was a heavyweight in the 1.6 scene. The mix team had pretty much stormed through their opening match in Cup #2 against RattlesnK's team Swagnificient to then dominate the second match they needed to secure in beating Swagwan over two maps.In years gone by, we would have seen what was known as thepartnered up however in this match, we see them pitted against each other in a slog fest over three maps on Monday. If I was a man of "results over names mattered" I would personally say that TLM edge it because they have been together a little while longer. However the names do carry some weight and I feel they could really up their level against TLM.Now the deagle has slightly got better, I personally would favor fearLess to start ripping some heads with it over two or three maps against the hudzG's boys. However weber back in CS:S was a monster with the rifle, and if on form can be a rather deadly point man to have on your team.b3n, jakem, REAZN, keita, mskSheeky, Powell, Shaney, Js, CarLAn interesting match up is in the works here as we have two rather finely balanced teams slogging it out for a place in the semi-finals. myXMG took only one cup to qualify whilst Rasta.Xd missed out in the first cup with losing to TLM, but managed to make up for it in the second cup by beating Rekt quite convincingly.myXMG managed to navigate the first cup in a cool and calm fashion as they disposed of the services of Space Monkey Mafia 16 - 3, and then they managed to beat Optimum eSports over two maps to get their secured spot in the Finals.Rasta.Xd took two tries to make it this far, however they did meet a resilient TLM side who managed to keep the Rasta team quiet. In the second cup, they managed a rather easy route to the Finals, with a default win in the first round, before seeing off a poorer than expected Rekt side.These two sides have met previously at insomnia50 back in December, with the then Eternity side managing to pull off a rather surprising two map win over Rasta.Xd, it would be worth noting that both sides have slightly adjusted their line ups since insomnia50 in typical UK fashion.I've picked the unusual players out of the teams, but for one very good reason, both players are consistent, they are by far the players which can turn heads and turn matches into their favour. Whichever of these two plays better on the night could determine the outcome of the match.Tomorrow I will be bringing part two of the previews to the UK Regional Finals for EMS Katowice, where I look deeper into the bottom half of the bracket which features TeamCRG, Team MINISTRY, fm-eSports TOXiC & PulseCore Gaming.What are your predictions for these two games on Monday? Let us know in the comments below! Gumpster , Saturday, 08/02/14 04:46