Kaizen League: DPL Unbeaten After Three Rounds
Three rounds of the first leg are done. DPL sit top with a perfect 3-0, three teams are chasing on 6 points, and Round 4 is this Friday.
Kaizen League Season 1 is three rounds in, and the Division 1 table is already taking shape.
DPL set the pace
DPL are the only unbeaten team. They opened with a 16-12 overtime win over Al-Ahli, then beat NBL 13-10 and Noctys 13-2. Three wins, 9 points and a round difference of +18.
Behind them it's tight. Al-Ahli, Atlas Legacy and MCA all sit on 6 points, separated only by round difference. Al-Ahli's 13-5 over MCA on Friday was the statement result of Round 3.
At the other end, Alliance are still looking for their first win after three games.
What's at stake
Eight teams play each other twice: a first leg and a second leg. The top 4 qualify for the LAN. The bottom 2 are relegated to Division 2. With 11 games left for every team, nothing is settled yet.
Players to watch
N1dhaaal (DPL) leads the league with a 1.68 DZ Rating over three games, plus 115.6 ADR and 16 opening kills. He's level on 2 MVPs with raizo-_- (Al-Ahli) and DADY (Atlas Legacy). A match MVP is the player with the highest DZ Rating in that game.
Round 4: Friday 2 October, Algiers time
- 19:00 Al-Ahli vs NBL - 20:00 USMA vs Noctys - 21:00 Atlas Legacy vs DPL - 22:00 MCA vs Alliance
Atlas Legacy vs DPL is the big one: a win would put Atlas level on points with the leaders.
Full standings, every result, head to head and player stats are on the Kaizen page of DZ Portal.