Small note concerning the construction of this summary. The most beautiful duel, as well as the most impressive encounter will be presented first in order to avoid any spoiler concerning the victory of a team, for those who wish to discover these superb moments of Guilty Gear Strive. The summary of the competition is therefore in the third part of the article. All video links in the article are timecoded if necessary, in order to start at the right time.
The duel of the week
This week, the France team faced its best* neighbours: the alliance between Belgium and the Netherlands. Among the French players is Skyll, who has already been world champion on Soulcalibur VI, whose Sol Badguy is feared. During the previous week, the tricolor had not lost even one match (you have to win 3 to win the round). Belgium and the Netherlands are less known on the European scene, but among them is Bela, a May player who had impressed the previous week. In the first set, he found himself facing Achorawl, a well-known player in the European community and whose Leo is respected. Bela had won 3-1 against him, and it was Skyll who had been responsible for reviving the French team, facing Ky de Reza. Finally France had won the first set, 2 sets to 1. For the opening of the second set, Skyll and Bela found themselves face to face, in a match that kept all its promises. The replay is visible here.
*(Best tied with UK, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Yeah, the editor can read a map. So, impressed?)
The game of the week
Let’s stay with our neighbors, but let’s go down a bit to the south. Having each won their match in the first week, Italy and Spain faced off for a ticket to the quarter-finals. And what a match my ancestors, what a match! There was not only everything we love about fighting games, with turnarounds, comebacks, mind games etc, but also everything we love about sports with player changes. decisive and other mirth. And it’s hard to imagine that one of these teams could not be qualified (even if the third monster of the group Russia also showed very beautiful things). The entire match is visible here.
Summary of the week
The fate of group A is already sealed, the two banknotes having been validated by Germany and France. Nevertheless the upcoming confrontation between these two nations remains important, because it will decide the seeding. If you’re doing nothing on Valentine’s Day, don’t hesitate to watch this promising confrontation around 7:30 p.m. (depending on the duration of the previous match) on the Twitch channel of TeamSaltyEU.
Group B remains more open to him. Whatever happens Spain has already validated its ticket, with their two victories. They will still have to be wary of Russia which has nothing more to lose and which will do everything to win its ticket. For its part, Italy is still in a good position to qualify, having already beaten the Russians. The Italians will still have to not underestimate Morocco, who will certainly not want to leave the competition empty-handed. A 0-2 defeat of the Italians could cost them their place in the quarter, even in the event of a defeat by the Russians, because then Morocco would pass in front of these two nations. The chances of the Moroccans are still low given the current score, but there is a world where they are the ones who would pass directly (but for that they must beat Italy 2-0 and Russia also lose 0-2).
The United Kingdom is crushing Group C under its iron boot. The British have not yet conceded a single set, and their ticket for the quarterfinals is validated. Having beaten North Africa, Portugal are well positioned to take second place, but they still need to beat Finland to avoid depending on the outcome of the North Africa – United Kingdom game. Africans can also take first place in the group, if they beat the United Kingdom 2-0, which would condemn Portugal even in the event of a 2-0 victory. against Finland. For the latter, on the other hand, the competition is already over, but the honor can still be saved.
Finally the group of death did not finally keep all its promises. Certainly the level shown was impressive, but as for group A, the two qualifiers are already known. The only suspense now concerns the seeding. Israel-Turkey alliance to challenge Saudi Arabia to determine who will take first placewhile the United Arab Emirates will take on the Norway-Sweden coalition to find out which team will leave the competition without a win under their belt.
Taking advantage of Baiken’s release, Arc System Works made a very small patch for Guilty Gear Strive. However, not everything works as expected, and a fix has been announced.
esports
Last Sunday started the Strive Cup, an intercontinental tournament on the latest Guilty Gear. Welcoming nations from North Africa, the Middle East and Europe, the competition is fierce but some teams have already made their mark.