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Post by Pariah on Oct 13, 2020 12:16:38 GMT -5
TOURNAMENT
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CHAMPIONS Here's how I'm running my tournament: Each matchup in the opening round and quarterfinal round will be decided in a Best of Three series... Fatigue token counts will be reset after each fall since this is not a Best of 3 Falls match, but an actual series of contests between the two competitors... Each matchup in the semifinal round will be decided in a Best of Five series and the final will be decided in a Best of Seven series. There will be no outside interference... If a contest ends via DQ or count-out, the remaining contests between those two competitors will be Titan Death. Matchups for the opening round are random face vs. heel pairings: Endgame vs. The Basilisk Hector vs. Chaos Matador of M83 vs. Mandrill Orrus the Unstoppable vs. Thunder Max Shield vs. Aethran Overmaster Monolith vs. Sly Drury Wolf vs. Godsend Star Warrior vs. Thantos Let the games begin!
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Post by Crossbones on Oct 13, 2020 12:28:59 GMT -5
My picks:
Endgame vs. The Basilisk
Hector vs. Chaos
Matador of M83 vs. Mandrill
Orrus the Unstoppable vs. Thunder
Max Shield vs. Aethran Overmaster
Monolith vs. Sly Drury
Wolf vs. Godsend
Star Warrior vs. Thantos
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Post by Thomas (TK) on Oct 13, 2020 12:47:56 GMT -5
My picks: Endgame vs. The Basilisk Hector vs. ChaosMatador of M83 vs. Mandrill Orrus the Unstoppable vs. ThunderMax Shield vs. Aethran OvermasterMonolith vs. Sly Drury Wolf vs. Godsend Star Warrior vs. Thantos Sorry to say... Crossbones is soooo wrong!  Here are the correct winners of the pairings: Endgame Chaos Mandrill Thunder Max Shield Monolith Godsend Thantos |
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Post by Pariah on Oct 13, 2020 12:57:24 GMT -5
So pleased to have you checking in already, Crossbones and Thomas (TK)... At this point in time, all I'm going to say is that ONE OF YOU got a PERFECT SCORE on your opening round picks! TRUTH! |
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Post by Pariah on Oct 13, 2020 18:30:44 GMT -5
TOURNAMENT
of
CHAMPIONS
Opening Round
Endgame vs. The Basilisk
1> Endgame (3 tokens) def. The Basilisk (5 tokens) via DQ.
2> Titan Death: Endgame (7 tokens) def. The Basilisk (4 tokens) with a ROLLING FIGURE FOUR.
Winner: ENDGAME (2-0)
Hector vs. Chaos
1> Chaos (4 tokens) def. Hector (6 tokens) with a BOW OF DEFEAT.
2> Chaos def. Hector (4 tokens) with a BOW OF DEFEAT.
Winner: CHAOS (2-0)
Matador of M83 vs. Mandrill
1> Matador def. Mandrill (1 token) with a BULLWHIP.
2> Matador (4 tokens) def. Mandrill with a BULLWHIP.
Winner: MATADOR of M83 (2-0)
Orrus the Unstoppable vs. Thunder
1> Orrus (2 tokens) def. Thunder (2 tokens) with an UNSTOPPABLE SLAM.
2> Thunder def. Orrus (5 tokens) with a double underhook DDT.
3> Thunder (4 tokens) def. Orrus (4 tokens) with THE TEMPEST.
Winner: THUNDER (2-1)
Max Shield vs. Aethran Overmaster
1> Overmaster (4 tokens) def. Max Shield (5 tokens) via count-out.
2> Titan Death: Overmaster (3 tokens) def. Max Shield (5 tokens) with a DOMINANCE.
Winner: AETHRAN OVERMASTER (2-0)
Monolith vs. Sly Drury
1> Monolith def. Sly Drury (1 token) with a CATASTROPHE.
2> Monolith (2 tokens) def. Sly Drury (3 tokens) with a CATASTROPHE.
Winner: MONOLITH (2-0)
Wolf vs. Godsend
1> Wolf def. Godsend (1 token) with a SAVAGE FACE CLAW.
2> Wolf (2 tokens) def. Godsend (2 tokens) with a SAVAGE FACE CLAW.
Winner: WOLF (2-0)
Star Warrior vs. Thantos
1> Star Warrior def. Thantos with a COSMIC BIG BANG (+6).
2> Thantos (1 token) def. Star Warrior (3 tokens) with a MASTERLOCK.
3> Star Warrior def. Thantos (1 token) with a Cosmic War Dance. *snake eyes*
Winner: STAR WARRIOR (2-1)
A few notes and observations:
- Six of eight competitors managed to sweep their opening round opponent. One of two exceptions - Thunder actually would have been eliminated in the opening round if this were a standard tournament... That down-3 on his Level 2 Defense was really hurting him against Orrus, who's Level 3 Offense is pretty effective.
- The only match that ended on a roll of snake eyes was the final encounter of the round between Star Warrior and Thantos... I was good with either of them advancing to face Wolf (shades of 2087) and the flash finish was actually pretty exciting... Also thought it was cool that Star Warrior used a move made famous by his father to end the match.
- Hector is going to have a tough time against anyone in this particular field, having three down-3 entries on his Level 3 Defense... He managed to land some solid offense against Chaos early in their first encounter, but got throttled as soon as Chaos gained the advantage.
- The first encounter between Overmaster and Max Shield was the most grueling match (9 tokens total - which is pretty wild for any match that does not involve The Basilisk - HA!)... And Monolith vs. Sly Drury was probably my favorite opening round match overall... The animosity between these two will never die, even when they happen to be busy feuding with other competitors.
- One remark regarding artwork - I have to admit that I've never been a fan of Mueck's Overmaster... Much prefer the one by Banks... Otherwise, everything looks superb! I will be using Matador and Thunder when I reboot my GWF New Beginning fed.
Here are the quarterfinal matchups:
Endgame vs. Chaos
Matador of M83 vs. Thunder
Aethran Overmaster vs. Monolith
Wolf vs. Star Warrior
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Post by Crossbones on Oct 13, 2020 19:21:04 GMT -5
I let my pickings do my talking!.... hahaha
Here are the quarterfinal matchups:
Endgame vs. Chaos
Matador of M83 vs. Thunder
Aethran Overmaster vs. Monolith
Wolf vs. Star Warrior
We will see how well I do in this round... it got tougher!
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Post by TTX on Oct 13, 2020 20:05:49 GMT -5
Only two went to three falls. Interesting. Can't wait to see who wins.
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Post by Pariah on Oct 13, 2020 21:19:23 GMT -5
I let my pickings do my talking!.... hahaha Here are the quarterfinal matchups: Endgame vs. Chaos Matador of M83 vs. Thunder Aethran Overmaster vs. MonolithWolf vs. Star WarriorWe will see how well I do in this round... it got tougher! You did awesome with those predictions in the opening round, brotha... Let's see how things shape up in the quarterfinals... BOOM! |
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Post by Pariah on Oct 13, 2020 21:21:23 GMT -5
Only two went to three falls. Interesting. Can't wait to see who wins. I thought it was really interesting that I could have played that round like a standard 'one fall to a finish' tournament and the results would've pretty much been the same... Only Thunder benefited from the Best of Three series format... Oh, snap! |
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Post by Pariah on Oct 14, 2020 15:02:53 GMT -5
TOURNAMENT
of
CHAMPIONS
Quarterfinals
Endgame vs. Chaos
1> Chaos def. Endgame (4 tokens) with a BOW OF DEFEAT.
2> Chaos (3 tokens) def. Endgame (7 tokens) with a BOW OF DEFEAT.
Winner: CHAOS (2-0)
Matador of M83 vs. Thunder
1> Thunder def. Matador (3 tokens) with THE TEMPEST.
2> Matador (1 token) def. Thunder (3 tokens) via DQ.
3> Titan Death: Matador (5 tokens) def. Thunder (6 tokens) with a top rope dropkick.
Winner: MATADOR of M83 (2-1)
Aethran Overmaster vs. Monolith
1> Monolith def. Overmaster (2 tokens) with a Feel The Terror.
2> Monolith def. Overmaster (2 tokens) with a CATASTROPHE.
Winner: MONOLITH (2-0)
Wolf vs. Star Warrior
1> Star Warrior def. Wolf (3 tokens) with a COSMIC BIG BANG (+4).
2> Wolf (1 token) def. Star Warrior (5 tokens) with a rolling cradle after Star Warrior missed a running tackle and crashed into the turnbuckles.
3> Wolf (1 token) def. Star Warrior (2 tokens) with a SAVAGE FACE CLAW.
Winner: WOLF (2-1)
Here are the Final Four matchups:
Chaos vs. Matador of M83
Monolith vs. Wolf
Remember! The semifinals are Best of Five and the final is a Best of Seven!
Who will take it all in the Tournament of Champions?
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Here are the correct winners of the pairings:
