The Meta Shifts and Boyzz take their First WoW Arena Cup Win!
Cup #2 got off to something of an interesting start, with team changes, surprise exits and new team compositions. Catch up with all the action from the final 8 and watch Boyzz defeat epic teams Northern Gaming Blue and ABC to win the 2nd WoW Arena Qualifier Cup.
Check out the results below and catch all the action here [Day 1] and here [Day 2].
Results for Cup #2
#1 Boyzz (160 Points)
- Ratapai – Discipline Priest
- Pacifier – Fire Mage & Feral Druid
- Bubz – Subtlety / Assassination Rogue
- Neepzen – Restoration Druid
#2 Northern Gaming Blue (80 Points)
- Minpojke – Restoration Druid
- Raiku – Frost / Fire Mage
- Whaazz – Subtlety / Assassination Rogue
- Zunniyaki – Discipline & Shadow Priest
#3 ABC (36 Points)
- Alec – Frost & Fire Mage
- Niksi – Arms / Fury Warrior & Sub / Assass Rogue
- Asgarath – Resto Druid & Disc Priest
- Cara – Ret Paladin & Beast Mastery Hunter
#4 KFC Managers (20 Points)
- Corkiy – Balance Druid
- Realzin – Demon Hunter & Unholy Death Knight
- Drainer – Resto Shaman & MW Monk & Holy Paladin
- Deathrund – Warrior & Ele Shaman & Shadow Priest
#5 Method (12 Points)
- Swapxy – Enh / Ele Shaman & Unholy Death Knight
- Boetar – Resto Druid & Mistweaver Monk
- Fabss – Demo / Affliction Warlock
- Blizo – Arms / Fury Warrior
#5 EMO (12 Points)
- Cervantes – Unholy Death Knight
- Nerdrage – Arms Warrior & Ele Shaman
- Lyanne – Resto Druid & Mistweaver Monk
- Infernion – Demo / Affliction Warlock
Highlights and Headlines
The World Champions Return
With new roster addition “Blizo”, Method made it to their first top 6 of the season easing past the champions of Qualifier Cup #1, Enjoy Legion. Boetar and Swapxy looked unstoppable, but the KFC Managers had other ideas, taking them down in a closely fought 3-2 series. Regardless, Method get their first points of 2017 on the leader board, and will have reminded everyone who forgot: They are here to play.
NGB? More like NGU (Never Give Up!)
Northern Gaming Blue entered broadcast in the lower bracket following a 3-0 thumping from ABC. But the European Champions never gave up, trumping all the teams the lower side of the bracket could throw at them, including ABC in a rematch 3-1. In the Grand Finals they took the first series, but finally ran out of steam as Boyzz stepped up and took them down in the second best of 5 to claim the tournament.
New Boyzz on the block
Another new team to the 2017 leader board, Boyzz laid out an impressive performance putting them on the European radar. The tournament rookies surprised everyone when Pacifier brought out his Feral Druid to take down ABC. But nothing was more impressive than their taking down of Northern Gaming Blue in Rogue Mage mirror match ups a total of 4-3 to take the Cup #2 title!
Championship Leaderboard
What’s Next?
- EU Arena Cup #3
Final 8 Broadcast: Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th June
- EU Arena Cup #4
Final 8 Broadcast: Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th July
- EU Arena Cup #5
Final 8 Broadcast: Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd July