The stage was set. The 21st had eked out a narrow win over the 9th in the semi-finals the week before, and were set to face the 3rd, who had drawn the 11th in their semi-final.

Nobody quite knew what to expect after the odd near-stalemate victory by the 3rd over the 21st in the regular season, but 16 player Verdun as the map, the action would be forced by ticket bleed. The 3rd were hosting on their server, and the 21st elected to start as PAC for the first round.



The 3rd brought Crux, AzuraRising, Unload, Pedestrian and fl1pmode to the field. The 21st were represented by LordMeatWad, Aumen, Austforbeer, Buriu and Grimmfist.

Round 1

The 3rd capped Western a hair before the 21st got Eastern, and established themselves at Church first. They drove the 21st off and capped the flag. Immediately they pressed forward and formed a perimeter enclosing Eastern, slowly advancing towards the flag. the 21st made a break on the northern side, which crux and Azura chased down and eliminated. Some more fighting and the 3rd pushed onto and capped Eastern, pushing the 21st back to their UCB. The 21st respawned with a lot of sniper kits, and started taking potshots at the 3rd. The Deathdealers made a push along the riverbank, and managed to make some progress before being hunted down and stopped. With all three flags in possession of the 3rd, the bleed was horrific and the round ended rapidly.

Score: 91-0 for the 3rd.

Round 2

This time the Thunderbolts came in as PAC, with the Deathdealers in as EU. This time the arrival at Church was closer, and some fighting took place on and around the flag. After bullets and shotgun pellets were exchanged, the 3rd took possession of the flag.

It quickly became evident that the 21st had a different strategy in mind this round. They made little effort to defend the flag they held, instead pushing all over the map to try and cap flags behind the 3rd's line. This caused a lot of running on the part of both teams, and initially the scoreline was tight. Slowly the 3rd began to pull away, with reviving and narrow bleed making the difference. As the round progressed, the Tbolts made some adjustments, expecting back flag pushes by the 21st. This extended both the bleed and ticket loss more, and the gap widened until the round ended.

Score: 69-0 for the 3rd.


In all it was a fun match to end a good season of BFCL. Although there were only 6 teams this time around, all four of TG's entries made it to the semi-finals. Kudos to the 21st for a good match, and a valiant effort especially in the second round.