It has been long since I last provided our community with some exciting news from the world of AoC, mostly due to being busy with this tournament and thus having little time to research and write about other events. However, now that Extreme Challenge has reached another stage [READMORELINKDOTS] , I am sincerely hoping to return to news-writing.
Extreme Challenge, the first official tournament hosted by AoCZone.net, bears this name for its unusual array of extraordinary maps which require new strategies and constant improvisation. Unfortunately, we cannot say that everything has gone exactly as planned. Early on, several teams decided to withdraw either due to inactivity of their players or loss of interest, and this resulted in a heavy proliferation of admin wins. Nevertheless, additional teams offered to participate, namely [RVK]RiuT, L_Clan_Alive, dutZ_ , and the tournament has successfully reached Final Stage.
With the most exciting stage of the tournament ahead we can only speculate who will be the one to seize the title. Besides RiuT's formidable team, the strongest-looking ones include JorDan_23 + [PiA]Pantha, _Ares_ + _Osiris_, [PiA]Hani_ + [PiA]TossMySalid, VN_KoNFeR + VN_DarK_KnighT_ + VN_Kelly_Kelly_, _Ra_ + _Mars_ + _Athena_ or [TWP]Sunset_ + [TWP]Zuppi + [TWP]Nooppi (if they stay away from alcohol ). However, assumptions based on players' rating rarely turn out to be true so I am sure we are also going to see some surprises.
Extreme Challenge Tournament Final Stage brackets: viewtopic.php?f=329&t=36237
Extreme Challenge Tournament Group Stage recorded games: viewforum.php?f=338
Extreme Challenge Tournament Final Stage scheduling: viewforum.php?f=336