During 2 tense days, the 8 strongest teams of Season 2 competed in the Farming Simulator League World Championship. And we already suspected the result ...
The first day, Saturday, was devoted to "getting back into the water" since the last tournament had taken place at IEM Katowice, on February 28, in a very different environment, Covid-19 requires.
In the opening game, the teams of Grimme and Lindner faced each other. You could see that both teams prepared intensively. But Lindner's battle plan didn't quite work out and the team lost 2-0.
The second game was considered an early final. Krone and John Deere, who occupied places 2 and 3 in the regular season, faced each other. In two extremely competitive and close matches with several changes of head, the John Deere team finally triumphed and secured a place in the semi-finals against Grimme.
In the next match, the only remaining Czech team, VK, played against leader Trelleborg. The latter has visibly regained its strength, its gnak, and left no chance for the opposing team. Nonetheless, it was a great success for VK to end the season as a team in the top 8 after joining FSL en route in Leipzig.
At the end of the first day of the final, the Burning Gamers (BG) and Horsch had to decide who would secure the last place in the semi-finals. The suspense only lasted a short time, as after just a few seconds, BG claimed the first victory in using the rush tactic. In the second game, Horsch could not improve decisively and therefore BG completed the semi-finals.
4 semi-finalists: Grimme, John Deere, Trelleborg and BG
First match of this semi-final, Grimme against John Deere. After two very close matches with very high scores, Grimme won and went straight to the final.
In the second semi-final, Trelleborg was clearly the favorite against the Burning Gamers. The tire manufacturer's team flew over this first game with nearly 200 points ahead of its competitor. In the second game, BG tried to make a mark by choosing the Big Haul powerplay (extra grain trailer). However, the risk did not pay off and Grimme's opponent was therefore determined. He is the leader of this season 2: Trelleborg.
An epic best of 5
The first Best of 5 in FSL history was there: Grimme vs. Trelleborg. The series of games were characterized by tight starts and agonizing final seconds. The Grimme team, which had been reinforced by Martin for several months, presented themselves with confidence, but Trelleborg managed to equalize in Game 917 of the series, setting a record in the process: XNUMX points! This did not impress Grimme, who won the next match.
The tension was palpable, as Grimme only needed one more victory to clinch the title of world champion.
The Trelleborg team, made up of Rablix, Luk4s and Seimän, long regarded as favorites, nevertheless showed the experience acquired during all these FSL finals. The players won Game 891, crushing Grimme 486-5. It was a fan's dream to see the two strongest teams play so hard. The nerves of spectators, casters and also players were strained when, in the last 840 minutes, both teams scored almost simultaneously. Shortly before the end, Trelleborg put down these last balls, pushing the score to 790, against Grimme's XNUMX.
The Trellebord team is therefore world champion of the Farming Simulator League!