HellblazerHawkman
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In a shocking turn of events, the Injustice 2 Top 8 took place on stream today. In a significantly less shocking turn of events, TYM has got the results and play-by-play for those of you who couldn't tune in to watch it live. Did Poison Ivy comes out as secret top 5? Did the US give the medal to a Canadian? Did Noble sweep the third major in a row?
You can get the answers to those questions in the spoiler below. The Top 8 going into it was:
Winner's
Noble Rewind (Blue Beetle) vs. Noble Semiij (Catwoman)
BigD (Poison Ivy) vs. Echo Fox SonicFox (Red Hood)
Loser's
bc Biohazard (Harley Quinn/Bane) vs. Noble Tweedy (Starfire/Fate)
PG Hayatei (Robin) vs. Method SylverRye (Hellboy)
The Injustice Pro Series is getting pretty close to locked in, but we have a few events to go before we have our final tally. Next up is the EU online qualifier and then SCR in September, we'll be keeping you posted on all of that for sure. Until then, enjoy the rest of EVO (unless you are one of those guys that only cares about Injustice 2, then go do something else).
First up on Winner's side was the People's Champion Big D playing Echo Fox Sonic Fox. Big D was keeping the dream alive with his Poison Ivy while Sonic dropped Red Hood for Firestorm. In a relatively close pair of games, Sonic went up 2-0 over Big D. After a breather, Big D had Sonic against the ropes for game 3, but one Firestorm trait vortex gave Sonic the final lifebar and the win at 3-0.
Next we had Noble Rewind playing Noble Semiij, the current CEO champion. Both were rocking the characters that got them to this Top 8, Blue Beetle and Catwoman respectively. Rewind went up game 1, not looking at all phased by his training partner and War of the Gods rival. However, Semiij.exe finally finished buffering, and he met him with a win of his own in game 2. In a super close game 3, Semiij dropped the final combo and allowed Rewind to come back to take the next win. Game 4 ended up being the deciding match, with Rewind winning another close set and advancing through Winner's 3-1.
Now on to Loser's, we got started with bc Biohazard against Noble Tweedy. In a surprise pick by both, Biohazard brought out his Viennality winning Cheetah against Tweedy's Dr. Fate. After losing game 1, Tweedy hopped straight to character select to bust out his Starfire against this flying damage machine. The switch was like night and day, Tweedy came back hard for game 2, not even losing the first health bar. Looking to get things back under control, Biohazard swapped out for his Starfire, but Tweedy was not phased by the mirror pick. Down down 2 games, Biohazard went with his long lost Black Manta. Unfortunately, Tweedy was not going down today, winning the final game and moving on 3-1.
Following that set, we have Method Sylverrye playing PG Hayatei. This DC/Dark Horse cross-over would finally answer the age old question "Who would win in a fight: Hellboy or Robin?". It was not looking good for Robin, Hayatei took game 1 with the Harbinger of the Apocalypse. With some knowledge now under his belt, Hayatei hit back hard and took game 2 one combo shy of getting the perfect. In game 3, Sylverrye was able to get things back under control, but Hayatei was still able to secure the win. However, Hayatei was able to adjust to those adjustments, and won the next game, taking the set 3-1.
Next on the list was the Noble team-kill (the actual one), with Semiij vs. Tweedy. The CEO champion's Catwoman faced off against the Combo Breaker champion's Dr. Fate in the CEO Grand Finals runback. Tweedy went up game 1, making it very difficult for Semiij to even get close enough to land a hit. Game 2 looked a bit better, but Tweedy looked like a man who's been drilling this MU for months. Semiij made some more progress in game 3, but Tweedy was able to close things out 3-0.
Now we had People's Champ Big D's Poison Ivy vs. PG Hayatei's Robin. Big D was looking great in game 1, taking down Hayatei with a full second health bar. Hayatei.exe kicked into overdrive for game 2 and Hayatei tied things up at 1-1. In a super close game 3, Big D clutched out a hype win to put himself that much closer to Loser's finals. With a surprise thorn special to take the final hit, Big D won the set 3-1 and sent Hayatei home.
Back to Winner's, Sonic Fox went up against Rewind. Sonic went back to Red Hood while Rewind broke his Blue Beetle streak with a Black Adam pick. Game 1 going down to the wire, Rewind secured game 1 with some tricky divekick setups. Game 2, Sonic didn't give Rewind a chance to pull off the same moves and locked down the win without losing much of his life. Rewind returned the favor in the next game, going up 2-1 Sonic in a similar fashion. Looking at the wrong side of Winner's Sonic switched to Firestorm. The change didn't seem to make much of a difference, Rewind defeated Sonic Fox 3-1 and secured his spot in Grand Finals.
Now in Loser's, playing for the match against Sonic, was People's Champ Big D against Noble Tweedy. Tweedy opted for Starfire against D's Poison Ivy. After a close game 1, Big D won with a raw D2 and Tweedy hopped right back into the rematch. Matching him game for game, Big D took a minute to compose himself after Tweedy found some ways to deal with Ivy's trait. With an insane read in game 3, Big D closed out the next game with a full damage restand, bringing the score up 2-1 in his favor. Facing elimination, Tweedy fought back hard in the next game to tie things up 2-2. When it was all said and done, Tweedy secured the win 3-2 and advanced on to Loser's Finals.
In an interesting turn of events, Sonic Fox decided to meet Tweedy in Loser's Finals with a Starfire mirror. With a solid game 1 victory, Tweedy popped off on Sonic, daring him to keep going with the character. Sonic, being himself, met the challenge head on and went down another game. Looking at tournament elimination, Sonic broke out Black Manta, hoping that character could carry him to a reverse 3-0. Finally getting things under control, Tweedy swapped over to Dr. Fate for game 4. The character swap was a smart one, and Tweedy defeated Sonic Fox 3-1 and advanced to Grand Finals.
Final match of EVO 2018 was going to secure another trophy for Noble regardless of the outcome. Rewind broke out the Catwoman, Tweedy stuck it out with Fate. Tweedy almost made a comeback in game 1, with some smart usage of the healing orbs and trait to keep himself alive, but Rewind clutched out the first win. With a strong win in game 2, Tweedy sent Rewind back to the character select screen, where he simply opted for a stage swap. That appeared to be all he needed, Rewind melted Tweedy's first health bar, and put Tweedy too far behind to catch up. Rewind started off game 3 just as strong, forcing Tweedy to get more aggressive if he was going to keep himself in this. With things closing in, both players down to one-touch and no clash, Rewind was able to finish the set 3-1 and won the title of EVO 2018 champion.
Surrounded by a gaggle of NRS players, you could see the stunned look on Rewind's face as he realized that he just won the title of NRS champion (until the IPS championships). The man took down the best players in the scene to get here, so there's no saying this victory wasn't earned. Having locked his spot in the IPS Finals later this year, he'll make sure to secure the title and get some more Top 8s along the way.
You can get the answers to those questions in the spoiler below. The Top 8 going into it was:
Winner's
Noble Rewind (Blue Beetle) vs. Noble Semiij (Catwoman)
BigD (Poison Ivy) vs. Echo Fox SonicFox (Red Hood)
Loser's
bc Biohazard (Harley Quinn/Bane) vs. Noble Tweedy (Starfire/Fate)
PG Hayatei (Robin) vs. Method SylverRye (Hellboy)
The Injustice Pro Series is getting pretty close to locked in, but we have a few events to go before we have our final tally. Next up is the EU online qualifier and then SCR in September, we'll be keeping you posted on all of that for sure. Until then, enjoy the rest of EVO (unless you are one of those guys that only cares about Injustice 2, then go do something else).
First up on Winner's side was the People's Champion Big D playing Echo Fox Sonic Fox. Big D was keeping the dream alive with his Poison Ivy while Sonic dropped Red Hood for Firestorm. In a relatively close pair of games, Sonic went up 2-0 over Big D. After a breather, Big D had Sonic against the ropes for game 3, but one Firestorm trait vortex gave Sonic the final lifebar and the win at 3-0.
Next we had Noble Rewind playing Noble Semiij, the current CEO champion. Both were rocking the characters that got them to this Top 8, Blue Beetle and Catwoman respectively. Rewind went up game 1, not looking at all phased by his training partner and War of the Gods rival. However, Semiij.exe finally finished buffering, and he met him with a win of his own in game 2. In a super close game 3, Semiij dropped the final combo and allowed Rewind to come back to take the next win. Game 4 ended up being the deciding match, with Rewind winning another close set and advancing through Winner's 3-1.
Now on to Loser's, we got started with bc Biohazard against Noble Tweedy. In a surprise pick by both, Biohazard brought out his Viennality winning Cheetah against Tweedy's Dr. Fate. After losing game 1, Tweedy hopped straight to character select to bust out his Starfire against this flying damage machine. The switch was like night and day, Tweedy came back hard for game 2, not even losing the first health bar. Looking to get things back under control, Biohazard swapped out for his Starfire, but Tweedy was not phased by the mirror pick. Down down 2 games, Biohazard went with his long lost Black Manta. Unfortunately, Tweedy was not going down today, winning the final game and moving on 3-1.
Following that set, we have Method Sylverrye playing PG Hayatei. This DC/Dark Horse cross-over would finally answer the age old question "Who would win in a fight: Hellboy or Robin?". It was not looking good for Robin, Hayatei took game 1 with the Harbinger of the Apocalypse. With some knowledge now under his belt, Hayatei hit back hard and took game 2 one combo shy of getting the perfect. In game 3, Sylverrye was able to get things back under control, but Hayatei was still able to secure the win. However, Hayatei was able to adjust to those adjustments, and won the next game, taking the set 3-1.
Next on the list was the Noble team-kill (the actual one), with Semiij vs. Tweedy. The CEO champion's Catwoman faced off against the Combo Breaker champion's Dr. Fate in the CEO Grand Finals runback. Tweedy went up game 1, making it very difficult for Semiij to even get close enough to land a hit. Game 2 looked a bit better, but Tweedy looked like a man who's been drilling this MU for months. Semiij made some more progress in game 3, but Tweedy was able to close things out 3-0.
Now we had People's Champ Big D's Poison Ivy vs. PG Hayatei's Robin. Big D was looking great in game 1, taking down Hayatei with a full second health bar. Hayatei.exe kicked into overdrive for game 2 and Hayatei tied things up at 1-1. In a super close game 3, Big D clutched out a hype win to put himself that much closer to Loser's finals. With a surprise thorn special to take the final hit, Big D won the set 3-1 and sent Hayatei home.
Back to Winner's, Sonic Fox went up against Rewind. Sonic went back to Red Hood while Rewind broke his Blue Beetle streak with a Black Adam pick. Game 1 going down to the wire, Rewind secured game 1 with some tricky divekick setups. Game 2, Sonic didn't give Rewind a chance to pull off the same moves and locked down the win without losing much of his life. Rewind returned the favor in the next game, going up 2-1 Sonic in a similar fashion. Looking at the wrong side of Winner's Sonic switched to Firestorm. The change didn't seem to make much of a difference, Rewind defeated Sonic Fox 3-1 and secured his spot in Grand Finals.
Now in Loser's, playing for the match against Sonic, was People's Champ Big D against Noble Tweedy. Tweedy opted for Starfire against D's Poison Ivy. After a close game 1, Big D won with a raw D2 and Tweedy hopped right back into the rematch. Matching him game for game, Big D took a minute to compose himself after Tweedy found some ways to deal with Ivy's trait. With an insane read in game 3, Big D closed out the next game with a full damage restand, bringing the score up 2-1 in his favor. Facing elimination, Tweedy fought back hard in the next game to tie things up 2-2. When it was all said and done, Tweedy secured the win 3-2 and advanced on to Loser's Finals.
In an interesting turn of events, Sonic Fox decided to meet Tweedy in Loser's Finals with a Starfire mirror. With a solid game 1 victory, Tweedy popped off on Sonic, daring him to keep going with the character. Sonic, being himself, met the challenge head on and went down another game. Looking at tournament elimination, Sonic broke out Black Manta, hoping that character could carry him to a reverse 3-0. Finally getting things under control, Tweedy swapped over to Dr. Fate for game 4. The character swap was a smart one, and Tweedy defeated Sonic Fox 3-1 and advanced to Grand Finals.
Final match of EVO 2018 was going to secure another trophy for Noble regardless of the outcome. Rewind broke out the Catwoman, Tweedy stuck it out with Fate. Tweedy almost made a comeback in game 1, with some smart usage of the healing orbs and trait to keep himself alive, but Rewind clutched out the first win. With a strong win in game 2, Tweedy sent Rewind back to the character select screen, where he simply opted for a stage swap. That appeared to be all he needed, Rewind melted Tweedy's first health bar, and put Tweedy too far behind to catch up. Rewind started off game 3 just as strong, forcing Tweedy to get more aggressive if he was going to keep himself in this. With things closing in, both players down to one-touch and no clash, Rewind was able to finish the set 3-1 and won the title of EVO 2018 champion.
Surrounded by a gaggle of NRS players, you could see the stunned look on Rewind's face as he realized that he just won the title of NRS champion (until the IPS championships). The man took down the best players in the scene to get here, so there's no saying this victory wasn't earned. Having locked his spot in the IPS Finals later this year, he'll make sure to secure the title and get some more Top 8s along the way.
