Rainbow Six Pro League: NA Playday 10 & 11 preview
In the first week back, Rainbow Six Pro League kicked off with a ton of great matchups last week. the team saw a new map in Theme Park and new operators in Wamai and Kali. The top two teams in NA went head-to-head in Team Solo Mid (TSM) and DarkZero Esports while the rest of the league played catchup.
In this segment, the team will break down everything you need to know about each NA Pro League team and share the predictions for the week’s playdays.
TSM (25 points)
TSM continued their dominance and undefeated streak in Pro League this past week, handling both DarkZero and Luminosity. Everyone is starting to realize to not bring TSM to Villa. They have dominated in recent memory on that map and took DarkZero by the score of 7-4. The scoreline is a little deceiving, as the match should not have been that close. The only team to not lose to TSM so far this season was Luminosity Gaming when they drew back on Playday 4. Luminosity did put up another great fight, but ultimately TSM was just too powerful winning 7-5. Matthew “Achieved” Solomon stood out above the rest last week, posting a 21-11 K/D and a 1.34 rating.
This week TSM matches up against Team Reciprocity and Tempo Storm. First off, Team Reciprocity, who is coming off a solid week, looks to redeem themselves against TSM. TSM demolished Reciprocity on Playday one 7-2 on Villa. Reciprocity should be smart enough to not bring TSM to Villa, but TSM is still too strong. TSM will win 7-4.
Their next opponent is Tempo Storm. A team that went winless last week will be looking to get things back on track. But with the best going against the worst according to the standings, this will not pan out well for Tempo Storm. TSM will win 7-3.
DarkZero Esports (17)
DarkZero did not have the week many of them expected to have. TSM stomped them, and they tied with eUnited. This past week just further the gap between them and TSM for first place with TSM gaining six points and DarkZero only getting one. Drones and attacking seemed to halt DarkZero’s progression this week as they only won four out of 12 possible attacking rounds. Only one player recorded a rating over 1 this past week. That was Matthew “HotanCold” Stevens, who boasted a 1.1 rating over the two matches.
DarkZero looks to get back on track this week. They will face off against another tough opponent in Spacestation Gaming (SSG) and also Evil Geniuses (EG). As long as DarkZero does not bring SSG to Clubhouse, they should be able to win. DarkZero will once against show they are a dominant online team and will take the match 7-5.
This matchup against EG has the making to be a trap game. DarkZero needs all the points they can get since they are currently tied with SSG. DarkZero can not let up on the gas this week. EG has looked better since coming back but still is not proficient enough to put up a solid fight. DarkZero will take it 7-4.