MDL Recap Week 7 - Slow week sees favorites entrench leads
Week seven of ESEA MDL Season 35 has concluded, with oNe, New England Whalers, and Mythic continuing their strong form with wins this week.
While oNe and New England Whalers were occupied with IEM New York, they each only played one match in MDL, with oNe claiming a 16-10 win over Vireo.pro while New England Whalers won a close game against RBG 16-13 on Mirage. As for Mythic, they played two incredibly close games, narrowly besting Incognito 31-29 on Inferno, while coming out ahead of Vireo.pro 19-16 on Vertigo.
Looking towards the bottom of the division, Eclipse and Kinship had poor weeks, as they both dropped two matches.
Some notable matchups for the coming week are:
| Matchup | Date | Time |
 oNe vs.  NE Whalers |
Oct. 20th | 7:15PM EDT |
 Russian Canadians vs. ex-Polar Ace |
Oct. 20th | 9:45PM EDT |
| Rugratz vs. Incognito |
Oct. 21st | 7:15PM EDT |
| NE Whalers vs. Kinship |
Oct. 21st | 8:30PM EDT |
| Secret Club vs. ex-Polar Ace |
Oct. 21st | 9:45PM EDT |
| Secret Club vs. oNe |
Oct. 22nd | 8:30PM EDT |
| Vireo.pro vs. NE WHalers |
Oct. 22nd | 8:30PM EDT |
| Mythic vs. RBG |
Oct. 22nd | 8:30PM EDT |
| ex-Recon 5 vs. RBG |
Oct. 22nd | 9:45PM EDT |
With week seven completed, the standings for MDL are as follows:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | RD | Points |
| oNe |
11 | 11 | 0 | +96 | 33 |
| New England Whalers |
9 | 9 | 0 | +64 | 27 |
| Mythic |
11 | 8 | 3 | +25 | 24 |
| Secret Club |
11 | 8 | 3 | +44 | 24 |
| Depth |
13 | 8 | 5 | +12 | 24 |
| Rebirth |
8 | 6 | 2 | +32 | 18 |
| Russian Canadians |
9 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 15 |
| Rugratz |
11 | 5 | 6 | -16 | 15 |
| ex-Polar Ace |
11 | 5 | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| RBG |
10 | 4 | 6 | -14 | 12 |
| Third Impact |
10 | 3 | 7 | -37 | 9 |
| ex-Recon 5 |
9 | 3 | 6 | -41 | 9 |
| Vireo.pro |
9 | 3 | 6 | -12 | 9 |
| Incognito |
9 | 2 | 7 | -36 | 6 |
| Kinship |
11 | 2 | 9 | -38 | 6 |
| Eclipse |
10 | 2 | 8 | -39 | 6 |
| ImPerium |
8 | 1 | 7 | -64 | 3 |
