MDL Recap Week 8 - INTZ face final challenge in claiming perfect season
The eighth week of MDL Season 32 was come to a close, and with there only being one week of play left, a number of teams have secured strong spots at the top of the leaderboard as they look to make their way into playoffs.
This week saw Ben's Anime Team continue to entrench their position at the top of the leaderboards, picking up wins against LiViD, Ascent, Riot Squad, and Divine. However, the North American squad were also handed their first loss this week as they fell to oNe in a close 16-12 loss on Nuke.
As for INTZ, they are now just three wins away from claiming a perfect season as they found wins this week against Ascent, oNe, Mythic, LiViD, and Rap Gang. However week nine will likely be their most challenging as they are set to take on top MDL teams Riot Squad, Ben's Anime Team, and Rugratz.
Some notable matchups for the upcoming week are:
Matchup | Date | Time |
The Quest vs. Ben's Anime Team | Nov. 4th | 9PM EST |
INTZ vs. Riot Squad | Nov. 5th | 8PM EST |
INTZ vs. Ben's Anime Team | Nov. 5th | 9PM EST |
Monstars vs. Ascent | Nov. 5th | 9PM EST |
INTZ vs. Rugratz | Nov. 6th | 9PM EST |
Monstars vs. Riot Squad | Nov. 6th | 9PM EST |
With only one week left in the regular season, the standings currently look as follows:
Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | RD | Points |
INTZ | 14 | 14 | 0 | +148 | 42 |
Ben's Anime Team | 15 | 14 | 1 | +107 | 42 |
oNe | 17 | 13 | 4 | +86 | 39 |
Riot Squad | 13 | 11 | 2 | +125 | 33 |
Rugratz | 15 | 10 | 5 | +50 | 30 |
The Quest | 13 | 9 | 4 | +44 | 27 |
MAC-51 | 17 | 9 | 8 | +30 | 27 |
Monstars | 15 | 8 | 7 | +21 | 24 |
Ascent | 14 | 7 | 7 | +23 | 21 |
Mythic | 14 | 7 | 7 | +6 | 21 |
Bushido Boyz | 14 | 6 | 8 | -29 | 18 |
LiViD | 14 | 5 | 9 | -28 | 15 |
Big Frames | 14 | 5 | 9 | -37 | 15 |
Rap Gang | 12 | 4 | 8 | +18 | 12 |
Peeker's Advantage | 12 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 9 |
Just Swing | 11 | 3 | 8 | -35 | 9 |
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16 | 0 | 16 | -256 | 0 |
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16 | 0 | 16 | -256 | 0 |