Coming out fresh from the Malaysian Open and with ample
study of the layout, MPOC Leg 4 was set to be a great outing. Again held at
Xtion Paintball Park in Bukit Jalil where the facility is the traditional
grounds for the league.
Oddly there were not many teams this leg with only 35 teams
across 4 divisions. Perhaps the reason being there were many other tournaments
the week before and the same week somewhere in the region.
Anyhow TGC had a really fun time. We came into this leg
leading the table and if we become champions it would seal the title for us
with one leg remaining. That was the goal but still a big part of it was to
have fun.
During the prelims We dropped only 4 points in the 6 games
we played in the race to 3 format. This made us qualify for Sunday in a revised
Round Robin Semi-Final due to the lack of teams. So Sunday we faced in exact
order, Demonz Hitt, Simpsons and Votolocos.
The match with Demonz Hitt was indeed tough with the layout
in reality being very technical. In fact many teams across divisions played to
full game time with draws peppered across the board. With that we drew with
Demonz Hitt, won against Simpsons and Votolocos. Top 2 of the round robin
secured their place in the finals while the bottom 2 matched-up for 3rd and 4th
finals.
Thus we meet again with Votolocos in the finals. However
this time we were not so lucky as we dragged the game to a draw in regulation
time that forced the deciding point to be played in overtime. Votolocos took
the point and we had to settle for 2nd place. Beaten this round but we could
still keep our heads up. 2nd place still maintains us as leaders of
the D2 table. That is still a good cause for celebration, albeit a bit subdued.
The final leg in September would not be any easier but a win then would be even
sweeter. Everyone can be rest assured that there is no way the Clerics are
handing the championship on a silver platter with a ribbon on top to any team.
They want it? They have to work for it... and work very very hard they must.
Our greatest appreciation to Dye, Energy Paintball, Alphabunker, Napshot, friends, family, fans and foes.
Photo credits goes to Dez of http://www.residentevilchef.com/
