About two months after the Nations Cup 2019 ended, which saw France triumphs over North America in a back and forth grand-final, the attention of the native scene has already turned towards the next and most likely final step before Bannelord Early Access release. From all sides of the community, clans have assembled, old alliances been reforged and new powerhouses created, with for ultimate goal the trophy of the legendary Warband Native League.
Long-awaited, Warband's most storied competition has made its return this February 2020 to write the eighth and potentially final chapter of a legacy which lasted almost an entire decade, defining some of the greatest moments ever witnessed in the competitive scene. Brought to you by the mythical quintette of administrator made of Aeronwen, Bullez, Deacon, Dyktator & Scar, the Warband Native League 8 will be one very last chance for bladers to write their names in the history of the warband community and ascend as ultimate champions.
Such an amazing competition deserve only the best coverage and that's why we will once more dedicate ourselves to bring you as much content as possible in order to make this tournament one to be remembered. What's to be written next, lays in your hands. So sharpen your sword, hold tight to your shield ... and bring it on!
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The promotion matches witnessed a couple of surprises in both Division A and B and similar upsets were replicated in the pre quarter-finals and actual quarter-finals. Doner, for instance, carried on with the amazing form they had shown in Division B by beating nWo in the promotion match and qualified for the playoffs of Division A. Going against Unity in the quarter-final, however, the gap proved too much to handle as they couldn't do much against one of top three favourites of Division A. In the other quarter-final of Division A, Starks took their revenge against FTW at the best possible moment and knocked them out thanks to a dominating performance from their whole squad.
Yet, it was in Division B that the most tantalizing upsets happened. After having dispatched the Yummy Senate squad without too much trouble, Warbandits were considered as favourites going against the Assyrian Empire, which hadn't been able to accomplish much during the first part of the tournament. However, Zach and his men showed a completely different face in that pre quarter-final match. Both teams fought tooth and naith and we had to wait till overtime to see Assyrian Empire edge out the win in what will certainly goes down as one of the craziest matches of this WNL. Driven by this success and despite the fatigue, Assyrian Empire managed to cruise through House Dayne just an hour after that match, qualifying for the semi-final of Division B in a fashion not many would have expected.
On the other side of Division B, Rivia and Fallen Pride's match-up seemed to be equally tense as FP only managed to prevail in the very last set, clutching a narrow win against the Frenchmen, 8-7. Hursty' squad carried that momentum onto their next match against nWo, a few days later, in another back and forth encounter which could only be decided on Winterburg. Menace made quick work of Defender of Faith in their own quarter-final, only to be disqualified due to a rule-break. In the last quarter-final of Division B, Invictus Legion defeated Belediye Şövalyeleri in quite the one-sided fashion, 12-2.
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