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Online Tournament #4 - Recap

August 14th, 2022

Summary

The first half of the season is over. With the fourth tournament of the current Season 4 the decisive phase starts, which teams are allowed to compete in the World Championship. Slowly but surely the circle is tightening and the favorites, away from the top of the table, are emerging from the ranks. Some fine tuning will certainly be done until the next tournament, but already at this tournament weekend you could see: It is getting serious.

 

Play-ins

Was it the sunny weather, or the hours of practice that several teams had put in? On this play-in day, individual teams played their way into the next stage with only two rounds, so this game day was over relatively quickly. The teams that were allowed to compete in the finals the next day could therefore use the time for intensive preparation.

The more experienced teams already showed in the publicly shown matches what the less experienced teams still lack in part: efficiency in drop selection and use. This was not only true for Astragon, Trelleborg and Power Team Esport, but also for the teams that played their matches outside the stream. In the end, the bracket that emerged promised some old familiar matches, as well as some exciting continuations of previous clashes.

FSL Bracket OT4 Play-ins day

 

Finals

Quarter Finals

FFF vs. SGA

The first match of the day pitted the French team Fermiers Flamboyants against the American team Sim Game Alliance. The French started well with 42 bales in the first round and also proved to be a strong team. After only two rounds, the French were in the semi-finals. A good foretaste of the matches to come, during which the tension curve steadily increased.

 

MYI vs. LIN

The Swiss eSports team mYinsanity met the Austrians from Lindner in the next match. The changes that were made in the Swiss team after the last season show a clear effect. Not only does the whole game seem more experienced, but also the performance call seems constant. They showed fabulous timing in terms of drop selection and related usage. This was immediately reflected in the score, which for example was above average in the first round with an entire 400 point difference.

 

COR vs. TB

In Season 3, this was one of the most classic encounters. In Season 4, the matchup was still rather rarely drawn, so the tension was accordingly high. Both teams have expert knowledge when it comes to Farming Simulator League and proved several times that they definitely play on the same level. In the first round, the Swedish team Trelleborg used the Bale Multiplier to gain more points. In the second, they prevailed with better efficiency (multiplier handling and drop selection). For the American team of Corteva Agriescience it unfortunately did not go further than the quarterfinals in this tournament. 

 

BED vs. PWE

In the last match of the quarterfinals there was a very rare spectacle in the FSL: a tiebreaker! The French team Power Team Esports and the Czechs from Team Bednar both scored 843 points, so other criteria from the gameplay had to be included to determine the winner. These criteria are listed in the statsheet if you want to read them. The first round ended in the Czech team's advantage, with Power Team Esports fighting back in the second round. And with that, there was the first encounter on this final day of play that went on for a full 3 rounds. In the end, Bednar showed the stronger nerves during the course of the match, and with the right decisions during the course of the match, secured the victory and with it a place in the semi-finals.

Quarterfinal-bracket FSL OT4

 

Semi-Finals

FFF vs. MYI

The Swiss team repeatedly got into the game extremely well, scoring 837 points. The big learning from this tournament weekend is definitely that teams need to work more on timings and efficiency again. In the second round both Fermiers Flamboyants and mYinsantiy scored 33 bales, however the French showed the better understanding of the game and set up the next 3 round match. With that, the fire was lit, and the French scored higher in the third round as before.

 

TB vs. BED

The Trelleborg vs. Bednar constellation featured two experienced and again even teams. The matchup promised some excitement and that's exactly what the spectators got delivered. The bale record of the day was delivered by Team Trelleborg in this first encounter. With a total of 48 bales, victory seemed assured, at least in terms of the data, but not in this case. The first round went to Bednar, not only thanks to the numerous counterpoints. The tire manufacturer's team then showed their usual flexible tactics. In the second round they won by almost 300 points, just as the third round was successful for Team Trelleborg.

 

Final

FFF vs. TB

The final match of the fourth online tournament was a continuation of the final match of the second tournament, where these two teams already met. Right at the beginning of the first round, Trelleborg's team captain maneuvered himself into a predicament. During a vehicle change, his tractor got stuck on a combine, costing him several minutes to ram it free again. The other teammates, meanwhile, played their usual game. To everyone's surprise, Team Trelleborg nevertheless grabbed the first round with a score that exceeded the magic line of 1,000 points. Once tuned in, the team then showed their skills and earned the top spot with 46 bales processed. With that, the fourth tournament of Season 4 ended with four straight wins for Team Trelleborg.

FSL OT4 Bracket Finals

 

Conclusion

Team Trelleborg continues its winning ways. So far, the team has been able to win every tournament in the current season. Will there be any teams during the upcoming tournaments that can stop the reigning world champion?

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