Week 5 of the LPL NBA 2K18 1on1 Championship brought viewers three epic showdowns between the North Island final 4: Shakor "Te_Shakor_Paki" Paki, Zane "stonecoldkilla" Scott, Paul "Zirinic" Cooper and Jahkel "Notorious-God" Mita.
Each player aimed to be one step closer to the LPL Grand Finals as the North Island representative later this month, but only two could progress to the North Island Conference finals on the 23rd of September.
The first match of the afternoon saw reigning champ Te_Shakor_Paki take on stonecoldkilla, who infamously knocked out fan-favourite Campbell "airbrn" Knowles in Week 1 of the North Island Elite. Stonecoldkilla picked to play as the Golden State Warriors, whilst Te_Shakor_Paki picked the Cleveland Cavaliers.
At half time the score read 22-11 to Paki, a solid lead for the start of game 1. Stonecoldkilla crept back up with 28-21 to Paki at the top of the 4th quarter, but ultimately Paki held on to wrap up the game 39-29 fulltime.
Game two saw a switch-up in terms of teams, with Paki picking the Houston Rockets and stonecoldkilla opting to play as the San Antonio Spurs. By the end of the first quarter scores were tied 7-7, but Paki created distance with a 16-12 score in favour of the Rockets at half time. Tensions rose with a 27-24 end of the 3rd quarter, but Paki dominated the final quarter to sprint to a 40-27 win at full time and secure his spot in the North Island conference finals.
