MLG Pro Circuit Ladder Update: Life after roster lock

By: Ken “Coach Clutch” Johnson

With the rosters locked and playoffs on the way TGN’s Coach Clutch looks at which teams are ready for the playoffs.

Like most ladder or leagues in E-Sports today there is always a roster lock; a point in time in which teams are no longer able to be created or can add/remove players from their team. The MLG Pro Circuit Ladder is not different and as of this past Sunday teams rushed to make sure they had their best four before the clock struck twelve. Most teams made it and are playing hard to get the best possible seeding before the playoffs start. Other teams that were in prime position have fell from that spot and even a team which some thought could take it all is now out of the running.

With a lose given to them from Fatal Images it seems Under The Influence has broken up and was not able to get four back on their roster before it was locked. Without four players you can basically count UTI out for awhile until the next ladder. The good news for UTI is that being one of the two teams at Level 14 and with their record of 84-7 they still have a chance to obtain seeding points depending on how far they fall down the ladder. (The top 192 teams receive seeding points)

The fall of Under The Influence marks the rise of the Halo 2 Pros who are making their run at a playoff berth. Pain X (currently 4^th) along with Bad Company (currently 5^th) and the very hot Str8 Rippin (currently 9^th) who only has one lose given to them by Fatal Images, the number one seed. Beyond the top 10 Type Z (currently 14^th) and one spot below them The Agency, all of which are Halo 2 Pros proving that they can make the switch.

GotFrag Rankings updated as of Feb 5^th, 2008 @12:40pm

1. Fatal Images
2. Under The Influence*
3. Triggers Down
4. Pain X
5. Bad Co.
6. Urban Rebels
7. LimeLight
8. Team Classic
9. Str8 Rippin
10. Omnislayer

Other notable teams are Final Boss at 59^th place with a 17-2 record. Also Nice Like Rice who are 30-8 at the 43^rd spot along with Exit Woundz who are 26-4 sitting at the 32^nd seed. Last but not least at the 86^th spot is Carbon with an 18-4 record. With twelve days left until the ladder ends and playoffs start it is going to be exciting to see how teams move up and down the ladder until the end.

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