Echo players win WoW AWC The War Within Cup 1 EU: “The guy is a god. He is so good on that Priest.”

Echo just claimed victory in World of Warcraft (WoW) The War Within Arena World Championship (AWC) Cup 1 for the European (EU) region. Read on for the WoW AWC The War Within Cup 1 EU results and what Oscar "Whaazz" Wulff had to say about Echo's victory following Mehhx's return.

During Cup 1, Echo swept Choke On Lan in Round 1 before doing the same to Bleached Bones in the quarterfinals. Echo then continued to dominate the upper bracket with a sweep against streamerzone.gg. They sealed the latter team's fate after bursting down the enemy Druid for a perfect 3-0.

Then, when it all came down to the final, Echo went 4-2 against Drive Overload. This earned them the bulk of the $20,000 USD prize pool plus the most points toward the WoW AWC The War Within Grand Finals. Check out the winning moment below!

With this victory, Echo accumulated 120 points. Meanwhile, Drive Overload and streamerzone.gg now hold second and third place on the EU leaderboard with 100 and 80 points respectively.

Whaazz sat down with the WoW Esports cast for an interview after the final match. He described the games as intense. However, his team had a lot of practice against the Feral Druid, Mage, and Priest or Paladin (FMP) composition. Whaazz also talked about having Mehhx back on the roster in place of Lontar.

"It's good to have Mehhx back," Whaazz said. "We love playing with Lontar, but when we made this team, that was like our team with Mehhx. Then he wanted to retire for a year, and now he decided he really wanted to come back. So there [were] no hard feelings towards Lontar. We would easily play with Lontar if Mehhx wasn't here. But honestly, the guy is a god. He is so good on that Priest. All his healers, to be honest. The chemistry is just different with Mehhx. He fits so well."

The player continued, acknowledging that he had played Rogue alongside Adam "Chanimal" Chan's Warlock. According to Whaazz, these comfort picks gave Echo an advantage. Selecting their mains was something that Mehhx preferred as well.

"I think even if Rogue got nerfed, we would probably swap over to a Feral and play similar comps like Jayyti's team," he said, referring to one of Drive Overload's players. "If they nerf Priest and other healers, maybe we'd be in trouble. But right now, it's looking good."

The conclusion of Cup 1 doesn't mean the end of the circuit. The Cup 2 broadcast will kick off on Oct. 4!

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