The Strive Cup is in full swing. The last quarter-final ended yesterday, and only 4 teams are still in the race. Among them, the France team made an impression.
Back on the course of the French
The tricolors are speedrunning the competition. They are yet to drop a single set in the tournament, although they have crossed paths with feared nations in the game. WhiteBl4ck and Skyll, the two players qualified for the European finals of the ARCREVO EMEA (official circuit of Arc System Works), have so far not lost a single FT3 (BO5) of the competition, and are the two main strengths of the team. They will find other qualified players in the continuation of the tournament, Latif and Slash who play under the colors of Saudi Arabia. These two competitors also eliminated another qualifier yesterday, Zando, one of the representatives of the Israel/Turkey coalition. There remains one last qualified in the competition: the Spaniard Uriel Legion.
But the France team does not rely only on its two nuggets. Achorawl, one of the veterans of the license and pillar of the French community, is present with his Leo, and could well be a decisive asset. Pinhead is a highly ranked Axl player, and his experience will be invaluable should France play against the UK who have two Axl hands in their ranks: Mystic and BarryBones. In addition, if Axl can be put in difficulty against certain characters, he also allows others to no-match. Pinhead is therefore a bit of a specialist, and if he has the opportunity to shine, he will not hesitate to show all his talent. Giovanna Arefu’s player is a little further back. This can be understood, he is one of the best Europeans on Granblue Fantasy Versus, and had to prepare tournaments recently, which probably hampered his prep a bit, seeing as he couldn’t be 100% focused on Guilty. Nevertheless, his experience is valuable, and he could well prove decisive if other players crack under the pressure.
Program for the rest of the competition
The semi-finals will take place on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on the Twitch channel of damascus (the tournament organizer, who is also one of the commentators). France will face Saudi Arabia, and Spain will face the United Kingdom. The final will take place on Sunday at 7:30 p.m., still on the Damascus channel.
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The group stage of the European Cup of Nations on Guilty Gear Strive is now over. Back on a week rich in emotion, as well as on the matches to come. You will also have the dates, stream, and times of the final stages.
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