aCe are gunning for a sixth successive match without defeat on Monday evening, but will have to be at their best against a German team who have also found form. The question is, will aCe will live up to their role as favorite and win this grand final. They do have a well-matched line-up, which stayed nearly identical in comparison to last cup and seems nearly unbeatable, once exploiting its full potential.

Taking their cup history into consideration, aCe won 3 of 5 matches by no show, whilst Sexy Chicks played all their 6 matches and remained undefeated, they nailed their final attendance with impressive performances on their homemap ut4_turnpike, they may have also gained an advantage by avoiding game-to-game switches based around the opponent.

Even if Sexy Chicks manage to win their map, they will need to navigate a tricky win on ut4_abbey against a strong and expirienced opponent. Last OpenCup TS, nobody had them on their paper, but they still got to the final and had the title in the end of the day. So maybe we will see a new edition of the underdog winning a title, but this time in CTF, by now it seems there is no team as well-suited for that job as Sexy Chicks.

aCe will want to put a dent in the title ambitions of Sexy Chicks. Especially after they got forfeited in the last OpenCup's grand final, they'll be panting for gold.

Predictions:

Draw after 2 maps, aCe win abbey and Sexy Chicks win turnpike, we will see a third map as decider.

Xesya