As Legends Cup XV progresses and the finals quickly approach, the Semi-finals took place this weekend. Let us take a look at what the semi-finals have brought us and who advanced to the finals.
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Throughout this weekend, four armies fought against each other to secure a place in the next round. The battle on Saturday took place between the Water Vikings and the Rebel Penguin Federation, as the Aliens went up against the Help Force on Sunday. This led to fascinating battles with each army facing a worthy opponent.
water vikings vs. rebel penguin federation
The first battle of the weekend did not disappoint, as both armies gathered a huge total online. With WV having a total of 88 as their max, and RPF having 80 as theirs. The battle started with the Vikings entering first, quickly followed by the Rebels. The Vikings then formed a star, whereas the Rebels formed a circle. Due to the sizes, there were a lot of lockouts, and therefore the sizes dropped to just above 50. Despite this, the Rebels were seen to have better completion and coverage throughout the first few minutes. In the middle, both armies covered each other equally. During the last minutes of the battle, RPF took the upper hand with neater formations and a solid pace. This led to RPF winning the first room.
The second room started with RPF entering first, with WV entering second. Both armies seemed to balance each other out, as the Vikings covered more and the Rebels had a faster pace, ratio, and neater formations. The size advantage had also turned in favor of the Rebels, with the sizes being 61-54. Both armies seemed to improve on the aspects where they had the upper hand; therefore, the armies were equal to each other. Since both armies dominated different aspects, this room was a tie. The third room was more in favor of WV, as they were able to dominate more. This was because WV covered was creative and had cleaner formations. RPF struggled to take coverage early on. Which did improve throughout the room; however, it was too late as WV dominated most of the room.
The overtime room started with a huge size difference, with the sizes being 73-39 for RPF. As expected, the Rebels covered the room while having a faster pace and a better completion. On the other hand, WV struggled with countering RPF and their gaps in the formations. As expected, RPF won the overtime room and therefore the battle.
WV battling RPF in Casa Fiesta
Winner: Rebel Penguin Federation
ALIENS vs. HELP FORCE
The last battle of the weekend started with HF entering first. As both armies took their time forming formations, the sizes were 60-47, giving the Aliens the size advantage. The judges then struggled to decipher their formations, whereas HF formed their formations more neatly. Despite their struggle with formations, the Aliens performed equally to HF. Therefore, no army stood out. The room was deemed a tie. In contrast to the first room, the Aliens improved. They created more creative forms, which showcased their size. Despite this, the Help Force created formations faster, but the chatbars lacked troops and got covered. The Aliens won due to having better formations, coverage, and the size advantage.
Throughout the third room, HF was seen to pick up their pace. Additionally, they were able to form neater forms and made the size disadvantage look unnoticeable. Even though the Aliens covered at times, this was not enough to make a difference in the results of this room. This concluded in HF winning room three and overtime starting. When the overtime started, HF entered first and was seen to slow down compared to the previous room. The Aliens took this opportunity to show their more creative and neater formations. During this room, the size disadvantage of HF became noticeable and influenced the room. This concluded in the Aliens winning the room and therefore the battle.
Aliens going up against HF in Casa Fiesta
Winner: Aliens
Despite all armies giving their best and putting up a good fight for their opponent, two armies came out on top. Congratulations to the Rebel Penguin Federation and Aliens on advancing to the finals. Did you expect this outcome? Will the finals prove to be just as interesting as these battles?
Noa
Reporter