Div2 Roundup.

2006-03-10 10:37 by Horatio

Hello! It has been a while but now I am back to roundup div2 and give my opinion on the upcoming qualification games to div1.

My thoughts about this division has proven not be all out correct but first for the clans that actually proved me right.

As expected both o and sd2 ended in top3 while osams fu ended below average.
Hhhv didnt play enough games to be in the race for top3 but i guess LS would have been too strong for them anyway. I didnt expect them to do this good when the season started and i had booked a place for LS in the lower parts of div2. However Tco always made strong efforts and helped them to top3.

Zoo did exactly as expected and ended high but just short of the playoffs, they started out good but just didnt score enough to squeeze past jmk who in turn impressed me as I had them in the middle of div2. Bad news for them is that they wont play nqr9 as they was put in gold and couldnt take that kind of pressure.

Triada and DD changed places from my pre-season tip. Triada played some really good games but couldnt pull through all the way to the playoffs, better luck next season. Finally SSC falled somewhat short and couldnt reach the higher parts this season, maybe with milton back for nqr9 they will show good old form again.

On a sidenot Luis clan dropped from the league but they where never any real threat to the top clans so it didnt affect this division much.

Qalification time!

The four teams to reach playoffs are then offcourse Suddendeath2, Oblivion, Loser Squadron and Jokkmokk.

No games have been played so far and i guess jmk wont stand much of a chance here against these three better teams. Feel free to prove me wrong though jmk.

For the two teams who will end up first and second i would say oblivion and ls with offcourse sd2 as darkhorse. Why is this then? Well i have a feeling that oblivion are just too strong for sd2 and ls are on a real hot streak finding out all the fun with qw again. The game between o and ls will probably be a three mapper where o will win dm2, dm3 and ls will win e1m2 despite o having mutilator. Sd2 can very likely take a map from both o and ls.

In the end it all can come down to wich of the top3 teams takes a 2-0 vs jmk and wich team dont. I fear that the team who beats jmk 2-1 or maybe even lose to them (if any) will be left out of top2.

Now it is up to the four clans to get the games played and we will see if I have given a somewhat correct vision of the qualis. Gl and hf!

/out

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Comments

#1 2006-03-10 10:47 by mogge (83.177.7.XXX)

<irony> Jmk is really going for the win here. We pracc every day, even more then the whole SD togheter (sd, sd2, sd.project) so look out [o] SD2 and LS we are H!O!T!
</irony>

#2 2006-03-10 10:48 by Hooraytio (212.214.218.XXX)

u go g!rl

#3 2006-03-10 11:03 by bps (85.225.140.XXX)

omg... Sd2 can very likely take a map from both o and sd2. correct text? :)

#4 2006-03-10 11:07 by ?ke Vader (217.210.101.XXX)

My predictions:

1. SD2
2. Losers Squadron
3/4. Oblivion/Jokkmokk

#5 2006-03-10 11:13 by Hooraytio (212.214.218.XXX)

bps i don?t know what you are talking about? get glasses?

#6 2006-03-10 14:50 by Haggis (62.101.203.XXX)

Finally some good reading from Horaaaaaytio again :-)
LS ftw!

#7 2006-03-10 15:03 by menth0l (195.163.188.XXX)

<irony>jmk dont take quake seriously at all, and dont mind losing a few games here and there</irony>

#8 2006-03-10 17:23 by Hooraytio (212.214.218.XXX)

thnx haggis 8)

#9 2006-03-10 22:43 by dje (194.47.63.XXX)

oblivion will not _likely_ play any of these games for several reasons: 1) we've played for places (we won) now let us play deciding and thrilling playoffs instead of a small rerun of group play again. 2) inactivity due to fewer members -> nqr9 will be priority #1.

so you can leave us out of your speculations/predictions :)

#10 2006-03-11 01:45 by ?ke Vader (217.210.101.XXX)

How unfortunate.

#11 2006-03-11 15:23 by Hooraytio (212.214.218.XXX)

zz why even bother

#12 2006-03-11 18:29 by dje (194.47.63.XXX)

haha sorry hooraytio :) even if we were to play your predictions would be way off. mutilator has gone lege artis and nas joined some polish clan because [o] was idle for 3 weeks since the rest of us were away doing exams/travels.

#13 2006-03-11 19:35 by trash (81.235.129.XXX)

your just scared. BG[O]

#14 2006-03-12 05:09 by contender (64.114.175.XXX)

soooon the mighty pepin will be back!!!

#15 2006-03-12 14:32 by dje (194.47.63.XXX)

oh pepin, we miss you!

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