On January 15th, the World of Tanks Intercontinental Invitational came to an end, with PP teams from North America winning the overall championship of the Continental Invitational by defeating FAME teams in Europe 5:3 in the final, while OBG teams from China won the third place with a 5:2 victory over IMPCT teams from the Asia-Pacific region.
Looking back at this World of Tanks Intercontinental Invitational Tournament, the four participating teams showed their top level in the competition, presenting a wonderful visual feast of roaring artillery for players at home and abroad. From the group points match on January 7 and January 8 to the knockout round on January 14 and January 15, the schedule was tight, the team was strong, the score came and went, and the battlefield was extremely fierce.
In the group stage, the four teams played the BO5 points match, and on the first day of the match on January 7, the first match was the 2022 WCL Summer League champion from China, and the OBG team from China who won all the regular season games to face the IMPCT team, and the first game OBG won 3:1 to lead the standings. But in the second game that followed, he lost to Team FAME and was taken away 0:3. On the first day of the tournament standings, FAME came first with two consecutive wins, and OBG was second with one win and one loss.
On January 8th, the first game was again a clean sheet, and the PP team showed their strength with a 3-0 victory over IMPCT, and the OPHacker! with the 268 Project IV type hit a whopping 90%!
In the second OBG team against the PP team, it faced a lot of pressure, but still withstood the pressure with a steady play, took the lead to get the match point, although in the end unfortunately lost to the PP team with a score of 2:3, but also learned more tactical layout from it.
Final points situation of the group stage: FAME won 3 consecutive games to top the standings, and with the determination of the group stage standings, the schedule of the knockout stage was also clear, FAME in first place in the standings against IMPCT in fourth place, and PP in second place against OBG.
Coming to the knockout stage, using the BO9 format, this is a huge test for both parties, although there is enough time to adjust in the face of each game, so the game between the two sides is more intense, but the closer to the match point, the more cautious it is, no matter who loses this BO9 will lose the qualification for the championship.
It can be seen from the first round of FAME vs IMPCT match, the intensity is very high, IMPCT in the second small game to recover a point, FAME never gave a chance, and even in the last game, FAME's Vz.55 did not carry a cannonball to fight hand-to-hand, not only played momentum but also played the program effect, directly pulled the score to 5:1, sent away the opponent from the Asia-Pacific region, and took the lead in advancing to the championship.
In the second BO9 match, OBG also lost the match by a score of 1:5, sending PP to the championship and competing with IMPCT for the third place trophy.
It is clear that when it comes to the knockout stage, the European team has performed better, from the perspective of lineup selection and actual strategy development, they have a very deep understanding, it can be said that in the game on January 14, they all won by an overwhelming margin, which is still a slight regret for our domestic fans.
On January 15, the first start was the third place match: OBG vs IMPCT, from the previous game performance alone, OBG's third place trophy was stable, but during the game IMPCT team also carried out stubborn resistance and pulling, once the score was tied 2:2, but fortunately OBG stabilized the situation in time, played steadily in the subsequent matchups, gradually expanded the advantage, won the game without risk, and finally won the third place in the World of Tanks Intercontinental invitation.
The championship match is between FAME and PP teams, and FAME has 80% support for its performance in previous matches
, the commentators were also unanimously optimistic about the FAME team, and FAME also played a 2:0 advantage in the early stage of the game, but in the subsequent game, some underestimated the enemy, and was seized by PP to seize the key opportunity and successfully overtake the score. PP also showed us the resilience of this team in the game, and the final winner was decided in the 8th game, and in the end, PP defeated FAME 5:3 to become the champion of the Intercontinental Invitational, and FAME was the runner-up.
At this point, this World of Tanks Intercontinental Invitational Tournament has all come to an end, the four participating teams brought us wonderful event performances, but also drawn a successful end, I believe that domestic teams and players will also learn about the strength of overseas teams in this competition, I hope that in the next Intercontinental Invitational Tournament, our local teams can win the crown.