The schedule for the first round has put one of the most expected matches [READMORELINKDOTS] right at the start. Tim - the Chinese maestro of economy - will face the Serbian legend and winner of MotH - DauT, while the Brazilians are left to fight each other. The NC 2009 Champion – dogao will battle with L_Clan_Alive and the young star [RVK]RiuT will take on his Brazilian clanmate [RVK]Cain.
Since the deadline for the first round happens to be this sunday, there is high prospect of seeing some spectacular recorded games by the end of the week. As for the whole 5-week picture, most of the predictions are in unison on DauT dominating the League stage with Tim and RiuT following closely behind, nevertheless, such predictions are known to have little credibility and more often than not we find ourselves in for a surprise.
One of the biggest surprises in 3rd season of BCC so far has certainly been the absence of L_Clan_Ruso and L_Clan_Chris (the winner and runner-up of BCC 1) in the final stages, as they had both been knocked out by the Brazilian finalists Cain and Alive and though they got voted back, Ding emerged victorious in the Mini-tourney and got the last spot in 2nd stage for himself. His subsequent defeat prior to the league stage was once again at the hands of a Brazilian, proving yet again their unparalleled mastery of AoC.
So, whether DauT in the end will make light work of his opponents and snatch the first prize amounting to
4200 USD is still a mystery, however, there is no escaping the fact that whatever the results, this event will undoubtedly take its place in history and be both remembered and recorded for future AoC generations.
BCC 3 League stage brackets: http://www.lclan.com/tourneys/bcc3_league_stage.htm
BCC 3 forums: http://www.lclan.com/forum/index.php?showforum=393