Post by parrigan on Jul 2, 2018 22:37:32 GMT
So here we are. Round one of the Copper Season 14 playoffs. Congrats to all who made, even those who have no business being here (like a certain pack of rats I know). It took a little extra time to get here, but all matches are played and the week will be rolled shortly. Please schedule your 7 matches here by 23.59 GMT Wednesday, 4 July, and play your matches by 23.59GMT on Monday, 9 July.
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Only 1 more in the final regular season week - pathetic. But the counter goes on - only 8 matches remaining to hit 30. Can we do it? Grandfather Bones says yes... we better.
Death Counter: 27
The matchups:
1 Guardian's of the GroveIP (WOE) v 4 Khem Ragz (KHE)
Nightwind v Deano79
2 Glass Cannons (NOR) v 3 Swarm Vermin (SKA)
DocOz v Parrigan Niall
And finally we have the two teams who suffered the biggest deaths during the regular season squaring off. The only bikini team to get to the knockout round lost an ulf and a berzerker along the way, but the rest of the team is stronger, right? "Oh yeah!!" exclaims zerker Grettirfiar. "So strong! We'll pound them rats to a pulp, you better believe that, bruh!" No one would be surprised by that, we suspect. Least of all the rats. "All are replaceable," explains stormvermin Professor Killington. "We told you this. True then, true now. But you know what else? We're still very fast. And you know who's not very fast. Those shouting men over there." That's all relative, we suppose, but no denying the rats are faster. Better...? Meh.
And there you have it. 4 matches will lead to 2 matches will lead to 1, and one of these teams will be crowned the Copper S14 champs. Hint: bet against the rats...
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Only 1 more in the final regular season week - pathetic. But the counter goes on - only 8 matches remaining to hit 30. Can we do it? Grandfather Bones says yes... we better.
Death Counter: 27
The matchups:
1 Guardian's of the GroveIP (WOE) v 4 Khem Ragz (KHE)
Nightwind v Deano79
Our first matchup of this season's playoffs couldn't be a bigger study in contrast. The Grovers are coming in with a 6-0-1 record and an eye on a title. "What loss?" scoffed wardancer Malfurion. "Oh, that was a farce. Totally on the refs. You know there's an anti-elf bias, right? Seriously." After watching all the elves this season, who can really blame the refs...? Meanwhile, if the khemri were capable of facial expression, no doubt we would see surprise that they're here. "Not surprised." puffed tomb guardian Aah. "Slow and steady wins the--" We can only assume he was going to say race, but he fell into a fit of coughing, so who can say?
2 Elemental Unity (PRO) v 3 Elfheim Eagles (PRO)
Wenteros v Tector
Just what we were hoping for: an elf-off. And a mirror match to boot. Yay. "You should be excited to see this game played at the highest level," scolded Unity blitzer Earth. "If you can't understand that you're almost as stupid as you look. Also, we're better than those guys. Obviously." Hard not to root for guys like that, eh...? "Ha! They're better?!" laughed Eagle catcher Galanaias. "Clearly not the case. I mean, look at us. We have style, we have ability, we can basically do whatever we want on the pitch. Those guys are fools if they think they can win, and you're an even bigger fool for repeating that nonsense." Is there any way all the elves could lose in the first round?
1 It's a Trap! (LIZ) v 4 Da Big Red Machine (ORC)
ThreeofClubs v bubs
Look! No elves! And no bikinis! For that alone this promises to be the best match of the semifinals. Add to that the perfect regular season records for the Traps, and the fact that the Machine ruined their division winners' perfect record, and we have some real fun here. "Yesss, we were perfect," boasted saurus The Guardian. "It wasss easssy, if I'm honessst. Even we could sssweat, we wouldn't have. Sssame ssstory thisss week." We recall the Guardians saying something similar a few weeks ago... "Yah, dey gunna win," guffawed Machine blitzer Petrov. "Gunna win most smashed team. We wuz warmin up fer dis all season. Smash!" Ah, the standard orc plan. We'll see how that works out.
2 Glass Cannons (NOR) v 3 Swarm Vermin (SKA)
DocOz v Parrigan Niall
And finally we have the two teams who suffered the biggest deaths during the regular season squaring off. The only bikini team to get to the knockout round lost an ulf and a berzerker along the way, but the rest of the team is stronger, right? "Oh yeah!!" exclaims zerker Grettirfiar. "So strong! We'll pound them rats to a pulp, you better believe that, bruh!" No one would be surprised by that, we suspect. Least of all the rats. "All are replaceable," explains stormvermin Professor Killington. "We told you this. True then, true now. But you know what else? We're still very fast. And you know who's not very fast. Those shouting men over there." That's all relative, we suppose, but no denying the rats are faster. Better...? Meh.
And there you have it. 4 matches will lead to 2 matches will lead to 1, and one of these teams will be crowned the Copper S14 champs. Hint: bet against the rats...