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| NQR7: the story so far, part 1 041019 | ||||
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Div5A 3 clans have set the early pace here, with Elaintarha 2.0, Buff, and Bukkake Samurai (best clan name ever?) taking maximum points from their 2 games so far. In fact, none of these clans has even lost a map yet. SD2 also have a 100% map record, having won their only game 2-0. It looks likely that it will be these 4 making up the playoffs spots at the end of the season. At the bottom, John Bauer Quakers have chalked up 2 defeats from 2 and look to be in for a tough ride. Ryska Posten and EGDA look like they will be keeping JbQ company at the bottom of div 5A. Div5B Sad Troops? quest for global domination has got off to a good start, with the saddest clan around taking 4 maps out of 4 to get 2 wins at the start of the season. Clan Cube Squad from Hungary look to be the biggest threat to the troops, and the Magyars have also taken 2 wins out of 2 games. Beneath them, it looks as though Masters of Quake Maniacs, Sympozium and Wicked Assault Rangers are shaping up for a battle for the final playoffs spots. Polish clan Phyresis look to be in for a difficult season, having lost both of their opening games. Div 4A Shadow Minions have set the early pace in div 4A, winning 3 games out of 3 without losing a map. Dreadful Offensive Squirrels, powered by Fah-Q, and Easy to Kill have also had strong starts and will be confident of maintaining their position until the end of the season. Ignoramus won their first game but I wouldn?t expect them to stay in the playoff spots for too long. Fudoh sit in 6th despite not having played a game yet (their game vs defs was voided after the Portuguese clan dropped out) but the Norwegian clan are my tip to break into the top 4 before too long. At the bottom, Jagarna and [MP] are surely going to be battling to avoid the wooden spoon. Clan Danube lost their first game but are capable of better things and should move away from the foot of div 4A soon. Div 4B Div 4B is already looking like the much stronger conference in division 4. CMT sit on top, having won 4 out of 4, with Swedish CTF maestros DQM in second place with 3 wins from 3. Be Evil have looked very strong in taking their first 2 wins, but look out for Postal-Justice and Chopstick Ninjas. CN will be disappointed to have slipped up in 2 games but are in a good position at this stage. Further down, it looks like being a scrap between knockback mjoelktand and Suicide Commando to avoid finishing last. MADBASTARDS are currently bottom having lost both of their games so far but have the squad capable of lifting them away from the foot of the table. Div 3A My pre-season tip Veni Vidi Vici are running away with division 3A so far, having won 5 games from 5. Until last night?s epic battle vs A3K, VVV hadn?t even lost a map. They are showing accomplished performances on CMT4 and DM3 and will be very hard to displace from #1 spot. Olw will be rather disappointed to have lost 2 games (to PMS and Hippushnik) but will still be confident of a playoff spot, having shown some nice performances. Below these 2, it is going to be very close for the remaining playoff spots. Hippushnik have made a good start but have yet to play VVV or A3K; their playoff credentials will be fully tested in these games. A3K are showing inconsistent form and could rue defeats vs Olw and VVV in close matches come the end of the season, but if they can do the job against the other clans in the division then they will be worthy of a playoff spot. I expect Discharge, PMS & Holy to challenge for the playoffs, though I think that the clans currently in the top 4 are the most likely to qualify. Holy have already blotted their copybook somewhat by losing to Zundbyberg aZZ KickerZ, the clan that has already played 8 out of its 10 NQR games, with a stunning return of 1/7. At the bottom, Batida Swing looks to be in for a tough season, and the Russian clan ufar has yet to really show what it is capable of. Div 3B Swedish clan Pigs of Fucking Fury lead the way in division 3B, having gained impressive victories over PHC, Osams & Fallen Angels. They did however slip up against Just For Fun, the Finnish clan who made a bad start by losing to Osams and PHC, but look to have resurrected their chances by beating a very strong POFF team. POFF are still my favourites to win this conference, but they will face stiff competition. My own clan Osams has had an indifferent start, having beaten PHC and JFF with relative ease before losing to POFF in indifferent fashion. Our next game vs fnu on Sunday will be very important. Fnu themselves lost to dybbuk last week in their first game and will be keen to set things right following that somewhat unexpected setback. Div 3B promises to be very tight and I think that teams will be taking games off each other all the way through the season. There are 8 teams capable of getting in the top 4 and the clans that hold their nerves best in the big games will be the ones that get there. 21 comments |
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| winning is overrated ;) 1/7 is good! | ||||
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| gaz noticed us \o/
nice read :) |
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| Nice article, it's so exciting! | ||||
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| vvv!! | ||||
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| We from Dybbuk will be happy to provide more unexpected setbacks. | ||||
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| Will you be eating your words on Sunday though? "i don't fear klatch on dm2". I think so! Go klatch! | ||||
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| very exciting game last night indeed...pfew! | ||||
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| Nice work! More-more-more !!!:) | ||||
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| Nice read Gaz :). | ||||
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| this makes u wonder, when 5th ranked team in div3a, beat #1 in 3b with 3-1maps
and nqr admin can be found in div3b :) omfglol! |
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| its ziiiit! ;DD | ||||
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| div3a is a tight one indeed, lots of clans with the potential to reach
playoffs!
a3k step it up boyz, would be a shame to not have a clan of your quality in the playoffs! |
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| part 2! part 2! and Willgurht, I thought the A and B are just randomized? | ||||
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| They are partly randomised; there is 4 "seeded" teams in each conference and 2
"unseeded" teams in each; the rest are randomised.
JKova did the randomising for division 3 to ensure there was no conflict of interest. |
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| gj, gaz!
True story: After nqr6 regular season PMS pretty much died and stopped playing qw, most of us (including me) also stopped idling on irc. Three days before singups for nqr7 closed we somehow got together and agreed to sign up again. Then the whine began: "Omg wtf lol @!#╔ they put us in div3, we were div5 in nqr6 and havent played at all. THIS SUX, lame admins." Pretty much everyone in the clan spammed similar whine. After a while the whine ended, after a while we remembered how to not take this so seriously. We remembered how to have fun. :) When the season started i said: "Ok, we will loose every game we play. Lets make the best of it and have som fun even praccs against div4/5 clans in between off games." I am still very surprised whenever we win a map in div3. End of story. Great job Admins! The league is getting better every season, if it wasnt for nqr i wouldnt be playing qw. I hope that the division whine will end and that the whiners will remember how to have fun again in the greatest game of all. |
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| El?intarha 2.0 IS ANLY CLAN WHO is REALLY dominating teh SCENE :KK | ||||
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| willgurht - A prac and a NQR-match are two different games... | ||||
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| lepz> PWND :||||||||||| | ||||
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| nice as always gaz! | ||||
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| seems i didnt have to eat my words at all. | ||||
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| i suckxs | ||||
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