Championship Sunday is just a few hours away and I thought I should make some predictions based on what we saw yesterday and what we have seen the last couple regionals. As you all may know, rocket league is an extremely hard esport to predict and the last prediction I made was very off, so my predictions could be right or incredibly wrong. Anyways, this is how I think day 4 of this regional will go.

 

Oxygen VS Endpoint

This match will depend on how good or bad Aztral and Virtuoso play. During the last couple regionals, we have seen that Oxygen can only beat top teams when Aztral is popping off and being the mechanical god in the match. Meanwhile, Virtuoso is known for his aggressive playstyle and being the king of demolitions. So if Virtuoso can prevent Aztral from feeling comfortable and takes away his space, Endpoint have a huge chance of winning the series. If not, it will all come down on how good is their defense. Oxygen doesn’t have a solid defense while Endpoint can be very good in defensive positions. So my final prediction is that Endpoint will win 4-2 games.

 

Woo VS Dignitas

I think everyone is surprised that Woo has made it this far. They defeated 3 good teams in Redemption, Guild and Team Liquid. On the other hand, Dignitas hasn’t look great but their gameplay was just enough to reach a top 6 finish. They key to this match is going to be how good or bad Dignitas passing plays are. We all know that Joreuz and ApparentlyJack and even Panda can pop off at any given time, but if their main playstyle that is the passing plays are not working, I can see this series going all the way and they could maybe even lose. But if they can connect those passes, they win easily. Anyways, my final prediction is a 4-1 victory for Dignitas.

 

Vodafone Giants VS BDS

It is incredibly difficult to predict a match between this 2 teams because they are both so good at Rocket League. Both of this teams play what known as Spanish Rocket League, which makes the prediction even harder because their playstyles are very similar. But if there is something that can win this is definitely Monkey Moon. We have seen him not carrying but giving an impulse to this team in the exact moment in multiple occasions. And for the Giants is Itachi, if he can be the striker for this team, they have a good chance of winning. I see this series going to 7 games, but my faith is in Itachi so Giants will win 4-3 games.

 

Endpoint VS Dignitas

This matchup is really important because both of them are looking for that 6^th spot that will send them to the World Championship. Endpoint is currently in the 7^th position while Dignitas is 2 lower at the 9^th spot. So that is some extra motivation for both teams. Since Endpoint is so good at cutting passing plays, this matchup may be decided by solo plays and 1v1 situations. And with Joreuz and ApparentlyJack, Dignitas has a clear advantage in that spot. So my prediction is that Dignitas will win 4-2 games.

 

Dignitas VS BDS

Based on what we saw yesterday, I should say that BDS has no chance on losing, but I believe that Dignitas can win this series. They have already warmed up with 2 intense series and will carry a winning momentum while BDS carries a losing momentum. But again, Dignitas can win as easily as they can lose. If they maintain a clean rotation during the whole series like they did during game 1 of their matchup in the upper bracket, and can add to that some more offensive presence, they win the series. My prediction is Dignitas wins in 7 games.

 

Vodafone Giants VS Dignitas

I will be really straight forward in here. I don’t see a situation where Dignitas can beat not just in 1, but in 2 best of 7s a team like the Giants. Their defense is just really solid; their offense is also very solid. Unless there is a flaw in their game plan, which I don’t think there will be, the Giants will win regional 3 of the Winter Split by defeating Dignitas 4-1 games.

 

Well, these are my thoughts on how the regional is going to end. In a couple hours we will see if I was close or if I was extremely wrong.