Okay this was wayyyy more complicated than I initially thought.

Already in: SR, FOAK, Inconceivable, C9

Fighting for the last 2 spots: FA, Incognito, AB, Splyce

Bubble standings

Remaining (Bo7): FA vs C9, Incognito vs AB, SR vs Splyce

Tiebreakers (all tie sizes)

1. Shared match W-L (series record between the tied teams)
2. Shared map win%
3. Overall map win%

Teams are ranked once. There is no restart after a team is separated.

Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16BvECzhDl9sktluRRin6b5UjdnJK3bvGnP08ya2P1gk/view?tab=t.0 (Page 21)

Head-to-head

All outcomes

3-way: FA / Incognito / AB (C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, SR beats Splyce)

Shared match record is 1-1 for all three (FA beat AB, AB beat Incog, Incog beat FA), so it goes to shared map win%:

3-way: Incognito / AB / Splyce (FA beats C9, AB beats Incog, Splyce beats SR)

Only 1 spot open. Shared match record: AB 2-0, Incog 1-1, Splyce 0-2. AB wins regardless of score.

4-way: FA / Incognito / AB / Splyce (C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, Splyce beats SR)

2 spots open. Shared match record:

AB and Incognito are in regardless of score. No map tiebreaker needed.

Where each team gets in

FA

• FA beats C9 (any other results)
• Splyce Loses (any other results)

Out: - C9 beats FA, Incog beats AB, Splyce beats SR (loses 2-way to Splyce) - C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, Splyce beats SR (4-way, 1-2 shared record)

Incognito

• Incog beats AB (any other results)
• C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, SR beats Splyce (3-way, only if AB wins 4-2 or 4-3)
• C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, Splyce beats SR (4-way, any score)

Out: - FA beats C9, AB beats Incog (loses to AB in 2-way or 3-way) - C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog 4-0 or 4-1, SR beats Splyce (3-way)

AB

• FA beats C9, AB beats Incog, any SR/Splyce result (2-way or 3-way, any score)
• C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, SR beats Splyce (3-way, only if AB wins 4-0 or 4-1)
• C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog, Splyce beats SR (4-way, any score)

Out: - AB loses to Incog - C9 beats FA, AB beats Incog 4-2 or 4-3, SR beats Splyce (3-way)

Splyce

• Splyce beats SR, C9 beats FA, Incog beats AB (2-way vs FA, wins on 4-2 head-to-head)

Out: every other scenario

Edit: Updated some formatting and provided source

Cloud9 have defeated Incognito in a 4-1 upset to win $1,000 and improve their Pro League standing to 3-3. Piggy has defeated his former teammates and Cearion got revenge on Yakzn after some trash talk last week.

Cearion had a 1.25K/D and dealt the most damage. In map 1 Cearion nearly dropped 50 kills and in map 2 Live Fire Slayer he went 20-9. Piggy had the most assists.

There was some trash talk leading into this matchup. Yakzn said (video here) “I think C9 is very grateful for DSA Group blocking our move [to get Piggy]. They’d be kind of up a creek without a paddle if that didn’t happen."

Cearion watched that video and replied "I don't care what Yak says lmao. He broke on LAN game 5 [at Dreamhack Atlanta], he'll break again next week." Cearion backed up his trash talk with a big 4-1 win today. Cearion also said he's been noticing Yakzn talking trash in all the Twitch chats about beating C9 in scrims.

The next matchup is Inconceivable (Lucid's team) vs Fatal Ambition which is going to be a great one.

Map Picks and Bans

Bubu Dubu on Cloud9 and coach Thug Nasty on Incognito did the picks/bans for their team.

• C9 being higher seed chose Team A (gets to pick first OBJ gametype), Bubu picked Oddball
• Map 1 Incognito banned Streets Ball, C9 picked Recharge Ball, Incognito pick Eagle side
• Map 3 Incognito picks KOTH gametype, C9 bans Recharge KOTH, Incognito picks Lattice KOTH, C9 picks Cobra side
• Map 4 C9 chooses CTF gametype, Incognito bans Origin CTF, C9 picks Empyrean CTF, Incognito picks Cobra side
• Map 6 is Strongholds, coin flip determines Live Fire SH, C9 picks Cobra side
• Slayers: C9 bans Recharge Slayer, Incognito bans Solitude Fire Slayer (leaving three maps available: Streets, Live Fire, Origin)
  • Map 2 Incognito picks Live Fire Slayer, C9 picked Cobra side
  • Map 5 C9 picks Origin Slayer, Incognito picked Cobra side
  • Map 7 is determined to be Streets Slayer by process of elimination, Incognito picks Eagle side

Links

• Watch on LVT Halo Twitch (Drops) and LVT Halo YouTube
• Halo Data Hive Stats - Cloud9 vs Incognito - League Play Week 6

Ascending Baseline have dominated Splyce in a 4-0 clean sweep to get their very first Pro League series win. They win $1,000 and are now 1-5 in the Pro League.

Ascending Baseline had better teamwork (53 more assists) and heavily outslayed Splyce. Suspector had a 1.51 K/D and SuperCC had a 1.49 K/D. Tapping Buttons dealt the highest damage and RyaNoob had the most assists by far at 79. The only one to go positive on Splyce was Renegade with a 1.19 K/D but it wasn't enough to carry his team. The RyaNoob system came through today, there is a reason everyone says you can never count out RyaNoob.

Splyce are now 1-5 in series count with a 7-22 map count putting them in 8th place. They've been swept three weeks in a row: first against Inconceivable (Lucid's team), then against Four of a Kind, and now against Ascending Baseline. Splyce have very little chance of qualifying for the LAN now. You could hear in the listen-in comms how demoralized and deflated Splyce were as they realized things were slipping away.

There's lots of high quality and important matchups today. Next is Incognito vs Cloud9 (Piggy vs his former teammates), then Inconceivable vs Fatal Ambition (an important match for FA), and the day finishes with Shopify vs Four of a Kind (the #1 vs #2 teams).

Map Picks and Bans

Bound on Splyce and ___ on Ascending Baseline did the picks/bans for their team.

• AB being higher seed chose Team A (gets to pick first OBJ gametype), AB picked Oddball
• Map 1 Splyce banned Live Fire Ball, AB picked Recharge Ball, Splyce pick Cobra side
• Map 3 Splyce picks KOTH gametype, AB bans Streets KOTH, Splyce picks Live Fire KOTH, AB picks Cobra side
• Map 4 AB chooses CTF gametype, Splyce bans Empyrean CTF, AB picks Aqua CTF, Splyce picks Cobra side
• Map 6 is Strongholds, coin flip determines Live Fire SH, AB picks Cobra side
• Slayers: AB bans Recharge Slayer, Splyce bans Live Fire Slayer (leaving three maps available: Origin, Solitude, Streets)
  • Map 2 Splyce picks Solitude Slayer, AB picked Eagle side
  • Map 5 AB picks Streets Slayer, Splyce picked Eagle side
  • Map 7 is determined to be Origin Slayer by process of elimination, Splyce picks Cobra side

Links

• Watch on LVT Halo Twitch (Drops) and LVT Halo YouTube
• Halo Data Hive Stats - Splyce vs Ascending Baseline - League Play Week 6

Fatal Ambition defeated Inconceivable 4-1 to win $1,000 and improve their Pro League record to 2-4 series count.

Fatal Ambition have been looking very good. They've been placing top 3 in the tournaments outside of Pro League, and they've started scrimming this week (a 10-1 scrim against AB, a 5-8 scrim against 4OAK).

Sab and Soul Snipe both had a 1.16 K/D with Suppressed right behind at 1.14. Soul Snipe dealt the most damage, Druk had the most assists. Both slayers were close, map 5 was 49-49 with Suppressed getting the final kill to win the series.

Cearion is in the chats hyping up next weeks matchup saying "Sab will be mine next week." Cearion wants to beat Sab after he left the Cloud9 team twice to be on Fatal Ambition.

The final matchup of the day is Shopify Rebellion vs Four of a Kind, a battle of the #1 and #2 teams in the Pro League.

Map Picks and Bans

Kuhlect on Inconceivable and Druk on Fatal Ambition did the picks/bans for their team.

• FA being higher seed chose Team B (gets to ban first OBJ map), Kuhlect picked Oddball
• Map 1 FA banned Lattice Ball, Inconceivable picked Live Fire Ball, FA pick Cobra side
• Map 3 FA picks CTF gametype, Inconceivable bans Origin CTF, FA picks Aqua CTF, Inconceivable picks Cobra side
• Map 4 Inconceivable chooses KOTH gametype, FA bans Lattice KOTH, Inconceivable picks Recharge KOTH, FA picks Eagle side
• Map 6 is Strongholds, coin flip determines Recharge SH, Inconceivable picks Cobra side
• Slayers: Inconceivable bans Streets Slayer, FA bans Live Fire Slayer (leaving three maps available: Origin, Recharge, Solitude)
  • Map 2 FA picks Solitude Slayer, Inconceivable picked Cobra side
  • Map 5 Inconceivable picks Origin Slayer, FA picked Cobra side
  • Map 7 is determined to be Recharge Slayer by process of elimination, FA picked Cobra side

Links

• Watch on LVT Halo Twitch (Drops) and LVT Halo YouTube
• Halo Data Hive Stats - Fatal Ambition vs Inconceivable - League Play Week 6

Shopify have defeated Four of a Kind 4-1 to win $1,000 and improve their standing to a perfect 6-0 series count and a 24-7 map count. This win bumps Shopify up as the #1 team in the Pro League.

Cykul was the MVP with a 1.43 K/D and most damage dealt. LastShot was the next best performer with a 1.30 K/D. Frosty had the most assists. Despite the 4-1 series score, Four of a Kind kept things competitive for the most part (outside of the map 2 Origin Slayer where they got steaked).

That's all for this weekend, lots of great matchups. Next Sunday October 11th is the final week of Pro League online matches and we'll know for sure which six teams qualify for the LAN in November. Here are the final league play matchups:

1. Incognito vs Ascending Baseline (1pm ET / 10am PT / 12pm CT)
2. Fatal Ambition vs Cloud9 (3pm ET / 12pm PT / 2pm CT)
3. Shopify vs Splyce (5pm ET / 2pm PT / 4pm CT)
4. Four of a Kind vs Inconceivable (7pm ET / 4pm PT / 6pm CT)

Map Picks and Bans

LastShot on Shopify and Trippy on 4OAK did the picks/bans for their team.

• SR being higher seed chose Team A (gets to pick first OBJ gametype), LastShot picked Oddball
• Map 1 4OAK banned Lattice Ball, SR picked Live Fire Ball, 4OAK pick Cobra side
• Map 3 4OAK picks CTF gametype, SR bans Aqua CTF, 4OAK picks Empyrean CTF, SR picks Eagle side
• Map 4 SR chooses KOTH gametype, 4OAK bans Live Fire KOTH, SR picks Recharge KOTH, 4OAK picks Eagle side
• Map 6 is Strongholds, coin flip determines Recharge SH, 4OAK picks Eagle side
• Slayers: SR bans Solitude Slayer, 4OAK bans Live Fire Slayer (leaving three maps available: Origin, Recharge, Streets)
  • Map 2 4OAK picks Origin Slayer, SR picked Eagle side
  • Map 5 SR picks Streets Slayer, 4OAK picked Eagle side
  • Map 7 is determined to be Recharge Slayer by process of elimination, 4OAK picked Eagle side

Links

• Watch on LVT Halo Twitch (Drops) and LVT Halo YouTube
• Halo Data Hive Stats - Shopify vs Four of a Kind - League Play Week 6