We are down to the Elite 8 fighters in the SUPER BRAWL tournament. Each bracket is now holding its Finals. Many thanx again to everyone who has played their matches, win or lose. The success of this tournament is directly attributed to every member in this league. With 7 matches remaining in the tournament, we are looking at the best fighters in the league. As of this posting, there are only 7 fighters remaining as one fighter has reached the Final Four in the 6th Round.
For the second time in this tournament, all the matches were played & completed in the 4th Round. That is something I am very thankful for as I really do not want to ‘decide’ any more matches this season, especially this late into the tournament. Congratulations to all the winners for advancing to the 5th Round – The Elite 8 of the SFCCL. And for all the fighters who saw their season come to an end in Round 4, I think can I speak for everyone in the SFCCL community when I say "Thank You" for being part of the SFCCL & this great tournament. Now join the rest of us sitting back & watching SUPER BRAWL results come in! Hopefully the majority of these final 7 matches are recorded for everyone to watch.
As a reminder, no fighter may advance twice in the tournament via forfeit. However, I believe all matches going forward will be played out.
PREVIOUS WEEK RECAP
SFCCL Super Brawl Round 4 (8 matches):
* Completed matches: 8 out of 8 (100%)
* Forfeited matches: 0 out of 8 (0%)
FUN FACTS OF THE 4th ROUND
Highest Seed eliminated: #6th seed FlashFan7 BLANKA (Black Bracket)
Lowest Seed eliminated: #114th seed Haduken3 BALROG (Blue Bracket)
Highest Seed advancing: #5th seed Deltron2020 RYU (Green Bracket)
Lowest Seed advancing: #104th seed Haduken3 RUFUS (Red Bracket)
3 fighters eliminated from final Gold Division rankings
1 fighter eliminated from final Silver Division rankings
1 fighter eliminated from final Bronze Division rankings
1 fighter eliminated from final A Division rankings
1 fighter eliminated from final B Division rankings
0 fighters eliminated from final D Division rankings
1 fighter eliminated from final E Division rankings
All fighters have been eliminated from the final rankings in the C and E Divisions.
REMANING & DEPARTING MEMBERS & FIGHTERS
We had a total of 8 matches for 16 fighters in the 4th round, which resulted in 8 winning fighters…and 8 losing fighters. Since this tournament marks the end of the season of the SFCCL, the losses result in the end of that fighter’s season. Here is a listing of fighters eliminated in the 4th round:
# 6 Seed = Gold Division # 5 rank - Flashfan7 BLANKA
# 9 Seed = Gold Division # 8 rank - Wild_X_187 AKUMA
# 13 Seed = Gold Division # 12 rank - xx_Von_xx KEN
# 23 Seed = Silver Division # 6 rank - Ccinoone KEN
# 44 Seed = Bronze Division # 11 rank - Deltron2020 RUFUS
# 62 Seed = A Division # 13 rank - Fran_Gil BALROG
# 65 Seed = B Division # Champion rank - Fran_Gil GUILE
# 114 Seed = E Division # 1 rank - Haduken3 BALROG
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, 57 members are no longer playing as both of their fighters have been eliminated in the first four rounds. Of the remaining 8 fighters & 7 members still playing, only 1 member have both of their fighters advancing to the 5th round of the Elite 8. Here is a listing of the current members still alive in the tournament along with their fighters and final division rankings:
# 5 Seed = Gold Division # 4 rank - Deltron2020 RYU
# 17 Seed = Silver Division Champion - ElGeneral GUILE
# 39 Seed = Bronze Division # 6 rank - SFGodfather SAGAT
# 54 Seed = A Division # 5 rank - Skrface13 BLANKA
# 63 Seed = A Division # 14 rank - ND2130 SAGAT
# 68 Seed = B Division # 3 rank - Skrface13 GUILE
# 78 Seed = B Division # 13 rank - Zti890 CAMMY
# 104 Seed = D Division # 7 rank - Haduken3 RUFUS
MATCH OF THE WEEK
As in last week, I’m going to refrain from spotlighting any one particular match as all remaining matches in the SUPER BRAWL tournament would be worthy of a Match of the Week spotlight.
Here is a listing of the Finals of each Bracket:
RED BRACKET: #17 seed ElGeneral GUILE (28-5) vs. #104 seed Haduken3 RUFUS (4-0)
GREEN BRACKET: #68 seed Skrface13 GUILE (7-3) vs. #5 seed Deltron2020 RYU (12-4)
BLUE BRACKET: #63 seed Nd2130 SAGAT (8-1) vs. #90 seed SFGodfather SAGAT (10-4)
BLACK BRACKET: #78 seed Zti890 CAMMY (5-0) vs. #54 seed Skrface13 BLANKA (10-1)
The winners of these matches will face each other in the Final Four 6th Round. The winner of the Red and Green brackets will fight, and the winners of the Blue and Black brackets will fight. Had the highest seed in each bracket made it this far, the Red Bracket #1 seed would play the Green Bracket #4 seed, while the Blue Bracket #2 seed would play the Black Bracket #3 seed. None of the top seeds made it this far.
BRACKET ANALYSIS – 5th ROUND
RED BRACKET
Total number of wins by fighters: 32 wins
Total winning percentage: .865
Highest Seed: #17 ElGeneral GUILE (28-5)
BLUE BRACKET
Total number of wins by fighters: 18 wins
Total winning percentage: .783
Highest Seed: #63 ND2130 SAGAT (8-1)
BLACK BRACKET
Total number of wins by fighters: 15 wins
Total winning percentage: .938
Highest Seed: #54 Skrface13 BLANKA (10-1)
GREEN BRACKET
Total number of wins by fighters: 19 wins
Total winning percentage: .731
Highest Seed: #5 Deltron2020 RYU (12-4)
SFCCL ANNOUNCEMENTS & NEWS
Here is a listing of the number of players using specific characters in the 4th Round:
1. Guile 2
2. Sagat 2
3. Blanka 1
4. Rufus 1
5. Ryu 1
6. Cammy 1
Total = 8
DEADLINE FOR SFCCL SUPER BRAWL ROUND 5
DEADLINE TO PLAY 5th ROUND MATCHES IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st – 7 days. With only 4 matches in the 5h round (and 1 already decided), this should be more than ample time to play the remaining matches.
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 - 5 (5 days) - COMPLETE
Round 4 – 8 matches / 16 fighters = April 6 – 14 (9 days) - COMPLETE
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.
Finally, I've added a few things to the website. The home page now has a picture of the full SUPER BRAWL bracket and is linked directly to the SUPER BRAWL page itself for more info. I've also brought back the SFCCL Chat Box, but instead of having its own webpage, I've added it to the Community page (the former Forums page) above. Check it out and let me know how user-friendly the site is. I'm always open to making the league and site better.
Good luck to everyone in the 5thh round and get ready for the FINAL FOUR of the SFCCL SUPER BRAWL tournament.