Loser:n! wins, Odds: 55% (1.7:1)
Bets placed: E$39140, betting open: 22:29 BST 22 Apr 2002 to 07:40 BST 5 May 2002

Winner:xbn wins, Odds: 44% (2.2:1)
Bets placed: E$30933, betting open: 22:29 BST 22 Apr 2002 to 07:40 BST 5 May 2002

This right here is a very interesting match-up indeed. members from xbn and n! will be teaming up after this RES2 match to compete in KIT2 as team xbn!, so it will be wierd for them to duke it out just days before they are on the same side. Nova so far this season has done vary well, finishing out the regular season with a 5-1 record and advancing to the West Finals. Xband on the other hand did supprisingly poorly during the RES2 regular season for a finalist in the previous KIT season, but they made up for it quickly in the finals by defeating the top ranked team in the west, FITH. The teams ended up meeting earlier this season where Nova won 2-1.

Both these teams were runner-ups in the last 2 US Q3TDM competitions (xbn in KIT and n! in CAL), so both are looking to avoid a repeat and take the title.

This is truely anyones game.

Result: XBN over n! 3-2