A few people would have expected Top Gun 2 to succeed given that the 1.5 Beta version of DCS only came out recently and the stability of the game was not something we could take for granted. However, it did and in a fantastic fashion.

The TAW gents were excellent at hosting the event, investing a considerable time into setting up the servers and testing extensively the mission itself alongside its designer Stuge, on top of acting as referees for the massive 79 matches over the course of 4 days. We are glad to have a professional team and a great asset like TAW led by OverG, DutchBaron and SkyCap as a full member of the SA family.
Top Gun 2 would not have been such a success without the contribution of the 104th clan by hosting a portion of the many fights that took place. Mr Riptide brilliantly refereed those matchs while providing excellent after-action reports.

Now, let’s focus on what happened in the Top Gun skies and frankly you could only start with the incredible performance of Stuge. Through displaying unparalleled BFM skills, Stuge has not only won the competition but also without loosing a single round! Stuge has also achieved the same result in both the 1v1 and the 2v2 tournaments! These facts speak for themselves; Stuge was simply in a class of his own and it’s only fair to see such a great champion emerge as the new DCS world number 1 fighter pilot.

In his 2v2 title conquest, Stuge was backed up by another great Finnish pilot, Razer from the SF squadron. Stuge himself was very complimentary about his wingman’s skills in DCS, calling him a “phenomenal talent”. We would have liked to see Razer taking part in the 1v1 tournament although his 2v2 performance alone has made him gain 34 spots in the air-to-air rankings, landing straight into the 8th place and becoming part of the exclusive top 10 club for the very first time.

Another distinguished competitor in this guns only competition was Plaiskool from France as he made his way all the way to the final clash against Stuge in the 1v1 tournament, beating in the process three pilots from the legendary 51st PVO Regiment, striding over 9 spots in the rankings right into the 15th position.

Stuge and Razer were not the only Finnish pilots who stood out in this competition, Bushmanni and Ocelot also did by reaching the final stage of the 2v2 competition making that last confrontation 100% Finnish. This is not the first time that Finland stole the show in the PvP arena. The SF squadron has been accumulating excellent results over the past PvP events and it is only fair to see them surge to the 2nd spot in the squadron rankings and see Finland itself rightfully reign over the rankings by country. A special mention goes to Bushmanni as he combined his successful 2v2 campaign to a very solid 3rd place in the 1v1 contest, loosing only to relentless Stuge.

Thanks to Stuge’s double victory, 104th’s hegemony seems indisputable now with a commanding lead of almost 20000 points in the squadron rankings. With victories in both BVR and BFM events, the Black Eagle pilots have once again proven themselves as one of the very best.

Two events are around the corner: SATAC and Red Flag 4. The 51st PVO Regiment, winners of the last SATAC edition and simply undefeated in Squad v Squad fights have a colossal experience and cohesion in this genre and will undoubtedly be the team to beat. Red Flag 4, set to kick off in January will be the first to feature the new Nevada Test and Training Range theater, recently released for DCS World.

In conclusion, here is a TG2 highlight video for you to feast your eyes on and a courtesy of Mr SkyCap from the TAW crew.

MATCH SCORES

1vs1 – Official Tournament Brackets

2vs2 – Official Tournament Brackets

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Screenshot of the Tournament