The 2nd round did not disappoint in delivering more exciting and surprising results. We began the 2nd round with 64 fighters seeded in 4 different brackets. Now, as we officially begin Round 3, we are down to 32 fighters (or less for those that have played ahead). Congratulations to all the winners for advancing to the 3rd round. And for all the fighters who saw their season come to an end in Round 2, like myself, I think can I speak for everyone in the SFCCL community when I say "Thank You" for being part of the SFCCL inaugural season. I’ll say it again - it takes everyone in this league to truly make it work & be successful.
Round 2 was a kind of trial-run for the SFCCL for a possible 2nd season. Specifically, I am seriously considering shrinking this league to 32 to 40 members total. This hopefully will result in a tighter-knit community that is committed to playing their matches week in and week out. The 2nd round gave us the 32 matches in 10 days format I would like to use if there is a 2nd season. It may be due to the exciting tournament win-or-go-home format, but a staggering 91% of the matches were played. Only 3 matches resulted in forfeits, and one was voluntary. As a reminder to those who did advance via forfeit, be warned – you must now play all of your matches the rest of the way in the SUPER BRAWL tournament as no fighter will advance by forfeit more than once in the entire tournament. Another un-played match with your fighter and your fighter will automatically forfeit. I do expect to reach 100% completion from this point on as the field narrows.
PREVIOUS WEEK RECAP:
SFCCL Super Brawl Round 2 (32 matches):
· Completed matches: 31 out of 32 (91%)
· Forfeited matches: 3 out of 32 (9%)
FUN FACTS OF THE 2nd ROUND:
Highest Seed eliminated: #1 seed XxUltimaCloudxX RUFUS (Red Bracket)
Highest lowest seed advancing: #114 Haduken3 BALROG (Blue Bracket)
6 fighters eliminated from final Gold Division rankings
3 fighters eliminated from final Silver Division rankings
4 fighters eliminated from final Bronze Division rankings
2 fighters eliminated from final A Division rankings
5 fighters eliminated from final B Division rankings
4 fighters eliminated from final C Division rankings
5 fighters eliminated from final D Division rankings
3 fighters eliminated from final E Division rankings
REMANING & DEPARTING MEMBERS & FIGHTERS
We had a total of 32 matches for 64 fighters in the 2nd round. That resulted in 32 winning fighters…and 32 losing fighters. Since this tournament marks the end of the season of the SFCCL, losing your match results in the end of your fighter’s season, and even perhaps both of your fighter’s seasons. Here is a listing of fighters eliminated in the 2nd round:
# 1 Seed = Gold Division Champion XxUltimaCloudxX RUFUS
# 2 Seed = Gold Division # 1 rank - Marcopolo177 GUILE
# 3 Seed = Gold Division # 2 rank - CooI_Breeze AKUMA
# 4 Seed = Gold Division # 3 rank - Anakiny2k M. BISON
# 11 Seed = Gold Division # 10 rank - XxUltimaCloudxX BALROG
# 14 Seed = Gold Division # 13 rank - Tigerz_Bone_21 SAGAT
# 22 Seed = Silver Division # 5 rank - Anakiny2k KEN
# 24 Seed = Silver Division # 7 rank - SALonghorn KEN
# 28 Seed = Silver Division # 11 rank - Flashfan7 BALROG
# 33 Seed = Bronze Division Champion - Subes88 BLANKA
# 36 Seed = Bronze Division # 3 rank - Mad_A187 SAGAT
# 40 Seed = Bronze Division # 7 rank - Deedogg20 GUILE
# 46 Seed = Bronze Division # 13 rank - Nova979 VEGA
# 56 Seed = A Division # 7 rank - DopeUyuu SAKURA
# 59 Seed = A Division # 10 rank - Deedogg20 BALROG
# 69 Seed = B Division # 4 rank - Karate_Fingerz RYU
# 72 Seed = B Division # 7 rank - Crimail RYU
# 74 Seed = B Division # 9 rank - BPKing BLANKA
# 77 Seed = B Division # 12 rank - Suikakuyju RYU
# 79 Seed = B Division # 14 rank - Feiinweltall SAKURA
# 81 Seed = C Division # Champion rank - Hollowman1288 BLANKA
# 82 Seed = C Division # 1 rank - Bryanconroy RYU
# 87 Seed = C Division # 6 rank - BPKing SAGAT
# 95 Seed = C Division # 14 rank - Kirkj GUILE
# 99 Seed = D Division # 2 rank - Zabi- DHALSIM
# 102 Seed = D Division # 5 rank - Feiinweltall FEI LONG
# 103 Seed = D Division # 6 rank - Leagueofitsown GOUKEN
# 108 Seed = D Division # 11 rank - KazigluBey SAGAT
# 109 Seed = D Division # 12 rank - Kangarou C. VIPER
# 113 Seed = E Division # Champion rank - PubBasher AKUMA
# 117 Seed = E Division # 4 rank - Novalks ZANGIEF
# 122 Seed = E Division # 9 rank - RyuResurrection KEN
Again, thank you for your commitment to the SFCCL and for being part of a magical season.
Of the 64 actual members entering the SUPER BRAWL tournament, 41 members are no longer playing as both of their fighters have been eliminated in the first two rounds. Of the remaining 32 fighters & 23 members still playing, 9 members have both of their fighters advancing to the 3rd round, while the other 14 members only have one of their fighters still playing. Here is a listing of the current members still alive in the tournament (and their respective fighters):
1 . ElGeneral ( Guile , Bison )
2 . Marcopolo177 ( Ryu )
3 . SBL21 ( Balrog , Akuma )
4 . Wild_X_187 ( Akuma )
5 . xx_Von_xx ( Ken , Gouken )
6 . Ccinoone ( Ken , Bison )
7 . Ciigloman ( Blanka )
8 . Flashfan7 ( Blanka )
9 . Deltron2020 ( Ryu , Rufus )
10 . Mad_A187 ( Ken )
11 . SFGodfather ( Sagat )
12 . Epedemicc ( Viper )
13 . Skrface13 ( Blanka , Guile )
14 . Fran_Gil ( Balrog , Guile )
15 . ND2130 ( Sagat )
16 . Hollowman1288 ( Sagat )
17 . BeyondTheFlames ( Rufus )
18 . SolidxPanda ( Balrog )
19 . ZTI890 ( Cammy , Sakura )
20 . Kirkj ( Balrog )
21 . Zabi- ( Viper )
22 . Leagueofitsown ( Ryu )
23 . Haduken3 ( Rufus , Balrog )
MATCH OF THE WEEK
As in last week, I’m going to refrain from spotlighting any one particular match as all 16 matches in Round 3 should be Match of the Week.
BRACKET ANALYSIS – ROUND 3
Red Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 78 wins
Total winning percentage: .716
Highest Seeded Fighters: #8 ElGeneral BISON (20-10), #9 Wild_X_187 AKUMA (13-2), #17 ElGeneral GUILE (26-5)
Blue Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 51 wins
Total winning percentage: .718
Highest Seeded Fighters: #10 Marcopolo177 RYU (11-7), #23 Ccinoone KEN (11-3), #58 Epedemicc (7-3)
Black Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 63 wins
Total winning percentage: .863
Highest Seeded Fighters: #6 Flashfan7 BLANKA (12-1), #19 SBL21 BALROG (12-5), #35 Ciigloman BLANKA (10-1)
Green Bracket
Total number of wins by fighters: 46 wins
Total winning percentage: .742
Highest Seeded Fighters: #5 Deltron2020 RYU (10-4), #13 xx_Von_xx KEN (11-3), #44 Deltron2020 RUFUS (3-0)
SFCCL ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS
I got a lot of positive feedback from my first REFLECTIONS blog post. Thanx to all who contacted me about enjoying the blog concerning the SFCCL past. I plan to post the second REFLECTIONS blog by Monday, April 5th. The subject will be to discus all the fun, crazy, & odd things that happened this past season. Most of it will be new to everyone as no one but me is privy to all the behind-the-scenes details. Consider it my ‘Tell-All’ post of the SFCCL!
Happy April Fool’s Day! Hope you enjoyed my earlier post today. ;)
Here is a listing of the number of players using specific characters in the 2nd Round:
1. Balrog 5
2. Ryu 3
3. Ken 3
4. Blanka 3
5. Guile 3
6. Rufus 3
7. Sagat 2
8. Akuma 2
9. C. Viper 2
10 M. Bison 2
11. Cammy 2
12. Sakura 1
13. Gouken 1
14. Fei Long 0
15. Dhalsim 0
16. Vega 0
17. Zangief 0
18. Chun Li 0
19. Abel 0
20. Rose 0
21. Seth 0
22. E. Honda 0
23. Dan 0
24. Gen 0
25. El Fuerte 0
Total = 32
DEADLINE FOR SFCCL SUPER BRAWL ROUND 3
DEADLINE TO PLAY 2ND ROUND MATCHES IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th – 7 days. With only 16 matches in the 3rd round (and 7 already played) the smaller week should be enough for all matches to be played.
Round 1 – 64 matches / 128 fighters = March 8 – 21 (14 Days) - COMPLETE
Round 2 – 32 matches / 64 fighters = March 22 – 31 (10 days) - COMPLETE
Round 3 – 16 matches / 32 fighters = April 1 - 7 (7 days)
Round 4 – 8 matches / 16 fighters = April 8 – 14 (7 days)
Round 5 – 4 matches /8 fighters = April 15 – 21 (7 days)
Round 6 & 7 – Final 4 & Championship: 3 matches / 4 fighters = April 22 – 26 (5 days)
These listings are the official beginning and end of each round. I encourage all members to play the next available round as it becomes available. I am updating the brackets & match listings everyday so that everyone can view the progress of each bracket.
Good luck to everyone in the 3rd round.