[syfChadMann]

SEACL League 2 (Tier 5)
Week 4
Game1: MLG Tal'Darim Altar
Game2: MLG Shattered Temple
Game3: MLG Metalopilis1.3
Game4: GSL Daybreak
Ace match: GSL Xel'Naga Fortress

+ [map pool loser picks no veto] +

MLG Metalopolis, MLG Antiga Shipyard, MLG Xel'Naga Caverns, MLG Shakuras Plateau, MLG Tal'darim Altar, MLG Shattered Temple, GSL Daybreak, GSL Xel'Naga Fortress, GSL Bel'shir Beach Winter GSL Calm Before The Storm

Thursday 9th February 2012

9.00PM AEDT :Team HoH VS ZeroCraft
Team HoH just received their first points last week and will be keen to take some more! - However the seemly unstoppable ZeroCraft will be ready for any challenge HoH throw at them. ZeroCraft seem to be carrying the momentum right through from the previous BSGCL win ..

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Team HoH 0 v 6 ZeroCraft
HoHGunter 0 <<Match 1>> 2 Dinodot
Rythmatik 0 <<Match 2>> 2 EvilSwat
HoHdougolas 1 <<Match 3>> 2 Etheryu
Clsmooth 0 <<Match 4>> 2 Volition
Venom 0 <<Ace Match>> 2 Betasso

9.00PM AEDT :QED Krrn and Co Pty Ltd VS Fusion Slugs
QED's Krrn and Co would of had their eyes on Fusion slugs last week, and have had plenty of time to practice and work out their line up. Can they continue their strong form against the new comers Fusion Slugs - who will be trying hard to bounce back after their white-wash defeat by ZeroCraft last week.

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QED Krrn and Co 6 v 0 Fusion Slugs
Cottonmouth 2 <<Match 1>> 0 BlackKnight7891
Gore 2 <<Match 2>> 0 Neilogd
Intoccabile 2 <<Match 3>> 0 SamLee
Schnitzel 2 <<Match 4>> 0 Nevar
QEDJenkins 2 <<Ace Match>> 0 Bonik

9.00PM AEDT :TA Edarus and Friends VS ToR ToRmentors
TA will be disappointed to not walk away from the win last week - and will be looking to perform well against ToR who might well be fielding their best team to take on one of the league favourites, TA. Should be a good match where strategy of player selection could be the difference between these two strong teams.

+ [Match up] +

TA Edarus and Friends 4 v 2 ToRmentors
femFxRogue (TARogue) 0 <<Match 1>> 2 ToRZanderax
TAEaeron 0 <<Match 2>> 2 ToRMaverick
TAChadMann 2 <<Match 3>> 1 Suipr
TAMarineFifty 2 <<Match 4>> 1 JoFritzMD
TAEdarus 2 <<Ace Match>> 1 Deathsfang

9.00PM AEDT :Perth Penguins VS FaDe
New comers Perth Penguins have already solidified their position in the league with strong performances already and will be up to the challenge against FaDe. FaDe will be looking to take more than just 1 point this week and end their run of draws!..

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Perth Penguins 4 v 2 FaDe
frisco 2 <<Match 1>> 1 rezyn
invderzim 0 <<Match 2>> 2 deadpixel
telfiri 0 <<Match 3>> 2 Nimble
mooseable 2 <<Match 4>> 0 salsaVISION
MrCrow 2 <<Ace Match>> 1 Byrnsy

9.00PM AEDT :QED Mixed Lollies VS TCP Marinu Dropu
The strong QED Mixed Lollies team will be hoping to continue their performance of the series with a win against TCP this week after a clutch draw against TA. However, the under performing TCP will be determined to finally show why they are one of the leagues favourites and start their inevitable climb up the tournament ladder.

+ [Match up] +

QED Mixed Lollies 4 v 2 TCP Marinu Dropu
DeNile 2 <<Match 1>> 0 TCPkrycek
QEDCold (coldfusion) 0 <<Match 2>> 2 Xiaxue
(Match Forfeit)<<Match 3>> Galabo
ReverseCure 2 [/b]<<Match 4>> Deathwing
QEDFridge 2 [/b]<<Ace Match>> naviC

VB Sober Soldiers have a bye this week.
^^These guys will probably be enjoying a few cold ones while the rest of us practice and battle it out this week!

Current Standings

Team	Win	Draw	Loss	Record	Points
1.TA Edarus & friends	2	1	0	14/4	7
2.QED Mixed Lollies	2	1	0	11/7	7
3.Zerocraft	2	0	0	11/1	6
4.Perth Penguins	2	0	1	12/6	6
5.QED Krrn and Co pty Ltd	1	1	0	7/4	4
6.FaDe	0	3	0	9/9	3
7.ToR	1	0	2	7/10	3
8.Fusion Slugs	0	1	1	3/9	1
9.VB Sober Soldiers	0	1	2	6/12	1
10.Team HoH	0	1	2	5/13	1
11.TCP Marinu Dropu	0	1	2	5/14	1

Any caster interested to cast one of these games, please let us know!

SEAbets!

Which team will win the match?
QED Mixed Lollies	Bet!
TCP Marinu Dropu	Bet!
Draw	Bet!

Which team will win the match?
Perth Penguins	Bet!
FaDe	Bet!
Draw	Bet!

Which team will win the match?
TA Edarus and Friends	Bet!
ToR ToRmentors	Bet!
Draw	Bet!

Which team will win the match?
QED Krrn and Co Pty Ltd	Bet!
Fusion Slugs	Bet!
Draw	Bet!

Which team will win the match?
Team HoH	Bet!
ZeroCraft	Bet!
Draw	Bet!

[TCPKiaSu]

I demand descriptions nowwwwww! it's k take ur time

Quick Comments

Zealo:

hes still upset about TA's perfect record being smudged

[syfChadMann]

Write ups for the matches done... don't forget to place your bets on SEAbet - come knock me off my #1 position..

Quick Comments

Zealo:

♥

[DeNile]

nice work chad man

[spaZzNx]

zerocraft to win this week and take the lead glgl

[syfChadMann]

Originally Posted by spaZzNx

zerocraft to win this week and take the lead glgl

Only if TA and QED Lose....
glgl

[rezyn8]

Hi All, I just got a message from Meatex saying that Perth Penguins want to play Set 3 on Friday at some time. Can you guys confirm as I will need to sort out my players.

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by TAChadMann

Only if TA and QED Lose....
glgl

or tie again

[Zealo]

confirmed perth penguins game 3 player not available thursday available anytime friday that suits you guys, that ok?

[Frogmite]

Previous week the timing was 9PM AEDT. Chad is it a typo or this week games are at 8PM AEDT?

[Maynarde]

Must be a typo

[rezyn8]

@Perth Penguins - its extremely difficult to have a player on Friday - is it possible for you guys to have another player available for Thursday? I have seven players all available on Thursday but cannot make Friday at the moment.

I am still trying to accomodate your request.

ChadMann, have we gone back in time? Week 1!

[Volition]

This is week 4 of 11, the week where the leaders will start to accelerate and the clump in the middle of the pack within the 4-7 point range will begin.

I think the most interesting game this week will be QED Krrn and Co v Fusion Slugs. While fusion slugs are coming off a disasterous week last week, it must be noted they went 3-3 with Fade in week 1. We also know that Fade went 3-3 with QED Krrn & Co in week 2, so if the Fade team is the benchmark, Fusion slugs is definitely in with a chance against a team that many are picking to finish top 4 if not higher. And despite the scoreline last week vs Zerocraft, by all accounts all of the games were very close and evenly matched. I wouldnt count the Fusion SLugs out from winning this, and it would be a massive upset. The betting at the time of writing has 20 votes to QED Krrn, and 0 to Fusion slugs. I think these guys are really undervalued, espeically given they have both played the same team and had similar performances. even a draw against QED would be a good performance, showing the strength of the team

The betting clearly indicates what people think will be a close match this week. Perth Penguins and FaDe. The betting is split down the middle, and their position on the ladder is also pretty close. As for form coming into the competition, Fade has draws against QED Krrn and Co, Fusion Slugs and VB Sober soldiers. Wheras the Perth brotherhood has wins against Tor and HoH, and a tight 4-2 loss to QED Mixed Lollies. All in all, i like the Perth Penguins form coming in, and think they will out perform Fade in this one. I might be wrong though, 3 draws for fade means they have to start getting the big points soon, or be stuck in the middle of the pack permanently. However, i feel the edge still goes to the Perth Penguins, and that this match is theirs to lose.

Poor old TCP Marinu Dropu - they should be higher on the table than they are, and this week have probably the best team in the competition to go against. unfortunately i dont think that many teams will beat QED mixed sweets this season, and that TCP's scalp will be added to the QED backpack.


my 2c

Volition

Quick Comments

	TAEaeron:	Like the writeup, no TA though :(
	Heady:
	DeNile:	Yeah But More QED far better
	TAEdarus:	Love the write up brother!
	FSBenAD:	Awesome write up :)
	Zealo:	sick write up ::)
	QEDFridge:	nerd chills... there are everywhere!?!?!?!
	TCPKiaSu:	will change the tide :) will beat QED no worries

[TAEdarus]

Originally Posted by Volition

Poor old TCP Marinu Dropu - they should be higher on the table than they are, and this week have probably the best team in the competition to go against.

[FSBenAD]

Nice write up, The Slugs will definitely try and steal another few games this round, everyone has been playing a lot more then ever lately

Should be another great round in Tier 5

[DeNile]

they are of course the best team when im not playing lol

[TAEdarus]

By looking at the SEABets and tallying the total votes for the teams across the season so-far (both teams get 1 vote for a draw vote) the "favorites" so-far are as follows:

1. TA - 62 Votes
2. QED Mixed Lollies - 55 Votes
3. Zerocraft - 47 Votes
4. FaDe & Perth Penguins - 41 Votes
6. QED Krrn and Co - 29 Votes
7. TCP - 26 Votes
8. ToR - 24 Votes
9. VB - 9 Votes
10. HoH - 5 Votes
11. Fusion Slugs - 4 Votes

I don't think I missed any but it still doesnt quite feel right... Take a look and any mistakes let me know!

(Just to give people an idea of where the voting is sitting, and yes I realise these "rankings" will fluctuate each week given what the match-ups are!)

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by TAEdarus

By looking at the SEABets and tallying the total votes for the teams across the season so-far (both teams get 1 vote for a draw vote) the "favorites" so-far are as follows:

1. TA - 62 Votes
2. QED Mixed Lollies - 55 Votes
3. Zerocraft - 47 Votes
4. FaDe & Perth Penguins - 41 Votes
6. QED Krrn and Co - 29 Votes
7. TCP - 26 Votes
8. ToR - 25 Votes
9. VB - 9 Votes
10. HoH - 5 Votes
11. Fusion Slugs - 4 Votes

I don't think I missed any but it still doesnt quite feel right... Take a look and any mistakes let me know!

(Just to give people an idea of where the voting is sitting, and yes I realise these "rankings" will fluctuate each week given what the match-ups are!)

Once a week a team has a bye though thats gonna distort the results

[TAEdarus]

Originally Posted by Arnor@CityHunter

Once a week a team has a bye though thats gonna distort the results

Originally Posted by TAEdarus

(Just to give people an idea of where the voting is sitting, and yes I realise these "rankings" will fluctuate each week given what the match-ups are!)

Yehbru I know, but as the season goes on the "clear favorite" (by votes) will become more... clear.... As (by the end of the season) all the games will have been played and the votes tallied.

Will be interesting to see how much the two (the results and the votes ranking) mirror each other.

[breadfan]

Bear in mind, in this division especially, many bets are getting put in without lineups being posted. It's happened a few times where, when one 'stacked' (mostly plat/gold) team plays against a team with a lower average, say silver. The stacked team will give some lower guys a run, while the other team takes the opportunity to field the strongest lineup they're capable of.