Rock Hard Championship Challenge Cup -- Small Rocks and Very Small Rocks Fight It Out

[1800-WorldCup]

Football is indeed a game of two halves..... just ask Arsene Wenger or the mighty manager of Aviators, who made The Class Acts look very second class this afternoon.

WinningConnection also made a recovery in the second-half, for the second game in a row..... much to the displeasure of KC Dynamo's manager.

Nocturnal United, however, seemed to drop off to sleep late in the second-half -- for the second week running -- as TVD made yet another phenomenal recovery.

Gameweek 2 -- Full-time Results.

1. Aviators vs The Class Acts (47-34)
2. London St. Germain 3 vs Ajax Rick James FC (39-45)
3. Kopite Juniors vs sporting-FC colombia (51-34)
4. Nocturnal United vs TVDPhenomenons (38-42)
5. DC Chickenhawks vs Windsor Wanderers (24-52)
6. WinningConnection vs KC Dynamo (61-57)
7. 1800-France.com vs FC Springfield (53-34)
8. RamRod FC vs AS St-Lambert (34-52)

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After two games out of five, here's how things are looking:

Kopite Juniors have a +51 advantage over sporting-FC colombia
Windsor Wanderers have a +30 advantage over DC Chickenhawks
AS St-Lambert have a +25 advantage over RamRod FC
1800-France.com have a +21 advantage over FC Springfield
TVDPhenomenons have a +21 advantage over Nocturnal United
Aviators have a +12 advantage over The Class Acts
Ajax Rick James FC have a +11 advantage over London St. Germain 3
WinningConnection have a +7 advantage over KC Dynamo

The Small Rocks and Very Small Rocks head-to-heads are looking evenly matched at 4-4.

[United Forever]

How does the Aviators have a 12 point advantage over my team? I beat him 46-47 on Gameweek 1 !!

[subbuteo]

league commissioner has its perks ;)

[1800-WorldCup]

How does the Aviators have a 12 point advantage over my team? I beat him 46-47 on Gameweek 1 !!

1. Aviators vs The Class Acts (47-34)

He has a thirteen point advantage this week..... less your +1 advantage last week = +12 advantage to Aviators.

:D

[United Forever]

1. Aviators vs The Class Acts (47-34)

He has a thirteen point advantage this week..... less your +1 advantage last week = +12 advantage to Aviators.

:D

What if he wins? Is the same thing going to be used in the group stages? At least I can still pull back that deficit , unlike some other teams ;)

[Hal]

What if he wins? Is the same thing going to be used in the group stages? At least I can still pull back that deficit , unlike some other teams ;)

I don't understand your question. The first 5 weeks are head-to-head bewteen us to pick a winner for seeding into the later competitions.

It's not W-L for this 5 game aggregate, but rather total points scored each gameday. NOTE, this is not impacted by those points managers give up to make more than one transfer per week. Those point losses only affect the position in the League Table.

Wk 1, you beat me by 1 point.
Wk 2, I beat you by 13 points. Hence, after two of the 5 matches, I carry a +12 lead.

You could win the next three matches by 1 point each match and still lose on aggregate.

Again, this competition is an intra league competition matching up comparable draft positions to establish some minor bragging rights, but more importantly, to establish the better seeding in later competitions.

[1800-WorldCup]

With three games played out of five, here's how things are looking in the Rock Hard Championship Challenge Cup.


1. Aviators vs The Class Acts
Game 1: (46-47) Game 2: (47-34) Game 3: (52-18)
Aviators have a +46 advantage.

2. London St. Germain 3 vs Ajax Rick James FC
Game 1: (38-43) Game 2: (39-45) Game 3: (39-30)
Ajax have a +2 advantage.

3. Kopite Juniors vs sporting-FC colombia
Game 1: (68-34) Game 2: (51-34) Game 3: (50-33)
Kopite Juniors have a +68 advantage.

4. Nocturnal United vs TVDPhenomenons
Game 1: (34-51) Game 2: (38-42) Game 3: (22-48)
TVD have a +47 advantage.

5. DC Chickenhawks vs Windsor Wanderers
Game 1: (46-48) Game 2: (24-52) Game 3: (38-44)
Windsor have a +36 advantage.

6. WinningConnection vs KC Dynamo
Game 1: (31-28) Game 2: (61-57) Game 3: (21-39)
KC Dynamo have a +11 advantage.

7. 1800-France.com vs FC Springfield
Game 1: (48-46) Game 2: (53-34) Game 3: (31-33)
1800-France have a +19 advantage.

8. RamRod FC vs AS St-Lambert
Game 1: (37-44) Game 2: (34-52) Game 3: (36-43)
St-Lambert have a +32 advantage.

[johno]

Not opposing the idea to have the challenge be cumilative however wouldn't it be wiser to have just totalled the scores in the post... I mean it makes it easier for teams like me who get 2 wins and then get crushed only to surrender a big deficit... of course its all immaterial in the end because we will overcome... we will overcome... we will overcome.. lol

[1800-WorldCup]

Depending on how teams do in the 1st phase.....

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Gameweeks 7, 14, 21
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Winner 1 vs Looser 5
Looser 6 vs Winner 2
Looser 7 vs Winner 3
Winner 4 vs Looser 8
Looser 4 vs Winner 8
Winner 7 vs Looser 3
Winner 6 vs Looser 2
Looser 1 vs Winner 5

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Gameweeks 8, 15, 22
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Looser 8 vs Looser 6
Winner 3 vs Winner 1
Winner 2 vs Winner 4
Looser 5 vs Looser 7
Winner 5 vs Winner 7
Looser 2 vs Looser 4
Looser 3 vs Looser 1
Winner 8 vs Winner 6

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Gameweeks 9, 16, 23
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Winner 6 vs Winner 3
Winner 4 vs Winner 5
Winner 1 vs Winner 8
Winner 7 vs Winner 2
Looser 7 vs Looser 2
Looser 1 vs Looser 8
Looser 4 vs Looser 5
Looser 6 vs Looser 3

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Gameweeks 10, 17, 24
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Looser 3 vs Winner 4
Winner 8 vs Looser 7
Winner 5 vs Looser 6
Looser 2 vs Winner 1
Winner 2 vs Looser 1
Looser 5 vs Winner 6
Looser 8 vs Winner 7
Winner 3 vs Looser 4

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Gameweeks 11, 18, 25
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Winner 3 vs Winner 8
Looser 6 vs Winner 4
Looser 5 vs Looser 2
Looser 1 vs Winner 7
Winner 1 vs Looser 7
Winner 5 vs Winner 2
Winner 6 vs Looser 4
Looser 3 vs Looser 8

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Gameweeks 12, 19, 26
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Looser 8 vs Winner 5
Looser 2 vs Winner 3
Winner 4 vs Looser 1
Looser 7 vs Winner 6
Winner 7 vs Looser 6
Looser 4 vs Winner 1
Winner 2 vs Looser 3
Winner 8 vs Looser 5

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Gameweeks 13, 20, 27
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Winner 8 vs Looser 2
Looser 1 vs Looser 6
Looser 7 vs Looser 4
Winner 5 vs Looser 3
Looser 5 vs Winner 3
Winner 7 vs Winner 4
Winner 1 vs Winner 6
Looser 8 vs Winner 2

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Nice typo that no-one spotted.....

Corrected now.

:D

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Gameweeks 7, 14, 21
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Winner 1 vs loser 5
loser 6 vs Winner 2
loser 7 vs Winner 3
Winner 4 vs loser 8
loser 4 vs Winner 8
Winner 7 vs loser 3
Winner 6 vs loser 2
loser 1 vs Winner 5

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Gameweeks 8, 15, 22
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loser 8 vs loser 6
Winner 3 vs Winner 1
Winner 2 vs Winner 4
loser 5 vs loser 7
Winner 5 vs Winner 7
loser 2 vs loser 4
loser 3 vs loser 1
Winner 8 vs Winner 6

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Gameweeks 9, 16, 23
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Winner 6 vs Winner 3
Winner 4 vs Winner 5
Winner 1 vs Winner 8
Winner 7 vs Winner 2
loser 7 vs loser 2
loser 1 vs loser 8
loser 4 vs loser 5
loser 6 vs loser 3

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Gameweeks 10, 17, 24
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loser 3 vs Winner 4
Winner 8 vs loser 7
Winner 5 vs loser 6
loser 2 vs Winner 1
Winner 2 vs loser 1
loser 5 vs Winner 6
loser 8 vs Winner 7
Winner 3 vs loser 4

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Gameweeks 11, 18, 25
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Winner 3 vs Winner 8
loser 6 vs Winner 4
loser 5 vs loser 2
loser 1 vs Winner 7
Winner 1 vs loser 7
Winner 5 vs Winner 2
Winner 6 vs loser 4
loser 3 vs loser 8

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Gameweeks 12, 19, 26
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loser 8 vs Winner 5
loser 2 vs Winner 3
Winner 4 vs loser 1
loser 7 vs Winner 6
Winner 7 vs loser 6
loser 4 vs Winner 1
Winner 2 vs loser 3
Winner 8 vs loser 5

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Gameweeks 13, 20, 27
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Winner 8 vs loser 2
loser 1 vs loser 6
loser 7 vs loser 4
Winner 5 vs loser 3
loser 5 vs Winner 3
Winner 7 vs Winner 4
Winner 1 vs Winner 6
loser 8 vs Winner 2

[1800-WorldCup]

We were very close to a tie-break in the 1800-France.com vs FC Springfield encounter (+2 advantage) but in the end the head-to-heads were concluded in the five gameweeks.

There's a rest for all managers on Gameweek 6 and I'll be posting the next round fixtures shortly.

You might be able to figure out your group opponents yourselves though..... if you're quick!

1. Aviators vs The Class Acts
Game 1: (46-47) Game 2: (47-34) Game 3: (52-18) Game 4: (65-34) Game 5: (46-42)
Aviators win the head-to-head with a clean sweep of 5 wins.

2. London St. Germain 3 vs Ajax Rick James FC
Game 1: (38-43) Game 2: (39-45) Game 3: (39-30) Game 4: (21-32) Game 5: (48-40)
Ajax Rick James FC held off the late challenge from London St. Germain 3 to win by five points.

3. Kopite Juniors vs sporting-FC colombia
Game 1: (68-34) Game 2: (51-34) Game 3: (50-33) Game 4: (64-36) Game 5: (45-25)
Kopite Juniors were never troubled by sporting-FC colombia in the slightest.

4. Nocturnal United vs TVDPhenomenons
Game 1: (34-51) Game 2: (38-42) Game 3: (22-48) Game 4: (43-66) Game 5: (28-29)
TVDPhenomenoms eased Nocturnal United's torture in last game of five.

5. DC Chickenhawks vs Windsor Wanderers
Game 1: (46-48) Game 2: (24-52) Game 3: (38-44) Game 4: (26-30) Game 5: (54-43)
Windsor Wanderers did enough in the first four games to hold off the late challenge.

6. WinningConnection vs KC Dynamo
Game 1: (31-28) Game 2: (61-57) Game 3: (21-39) Game 4: (60-51) Game 5: (43-30)
WinningConnection had the winning edge against KC Dynamo's lack of batteries.

7. 1800-France.com vs FC Springfield
Game 1: (48-46) Game 2: (53-34) Game 3: (31-33) Game 4: (39-46) Game 5: (45-59)
FC Springfield came back into this challenge as 1800-France.com stumbled at the line.

8. RamRod FC vs AS St-Lambert
Game 1: (37-44) Game 2: (34-52) Game 3: (36-43) Game 4: (39-48) Game 5: (38-37)
AS St-Lambert only narrowly lost the last game but they were never seriously threatened.
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[1800-WorldCup]

Well, well, well..... after our little head to heads for group seedings Group A and Group B look very much like Small Rocks and Very Small Rocks.

:D

Group A:
1800-France.com, AS St-Lambert, Aviators, DC Chickenhawks, Kopite Juniors, London St. Germain 3, Nocturnal United and WinningConnection.

Group B:
Ajax Rick James FC, FC Springfield, KC Dynamo, RamRod FC, sporting-FC colombia, The Class Acts, TVDPhenomenoms and Windsor Wanderers.

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Phase 2 Fixtures
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Gameweeks 7, 14, 21
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Aviators vs DC Chickenhawks
KC Dynamo vs Ajax Rick James FC
1800-France.com vs Kopite Juniors
TVDPhenomenoms vs RamRod FC
Nocturnal United vs AS St-Lambert
FC Springfield vs sporting-FC colombia
WinningConnection vs London St. Germain 3
The Class Acts vs Windsor Wanderers

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Gameweeks 8, 15, 22
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RamRod FC vs KC Dynamo
Kopite Juniors vs Aviators
Ajax Rick James FC vs TVDPhenomenoms
DC Chickenhawks vs 1800-France.com
Windsor Wanderers vs FC Springfield
London St. Germain 3 vs Nocturnal United
sporting-FC colombia vs The Class Acts
AS St-Lambert vs WinningConnection

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Gameweeks 9, 16, 23
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WinningConnection vs Kopite Juniors
TVDPhenomenoms vs Windsor Wanderers
Aviators vs AS St-Lambert
FC Springfield vs Ajax Rick James FC
1800-France.com vs London St. Germain 3
The Class Acts vs RamRod FC
Nocturnal United vs DC Chickenhawks
KC Dynamo vs sporting-FC colombia

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Gameweeks 10, 17, 24
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sporting-FC colombia vs TVDPhenomenoms
AS St-Lambert vs 1800-France.com
Windsor Wanderers vs KC Dynamo
London St. Germain 3 vs Aviators
Ajax Rick James FC vs The Class Acts
DC Chickenhawks vs WinningConnection
RamRod FC vs FC Springfield
Kopite Juniors vs Nocturnal United

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Gameweeks 11, 18, 25
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Kopite Juniors vs AS St-Lambert
KC Dynamo vs TVDPhenomenoms
DC Chickenhawks vs London St. Germain 3
The Class Acts vs FC Springfield
Aviators vs 1800-France.com
Windsor Wanderers vs Ajax Rick James FC
WinningConnection vs Nocturnal United
sporting-FC colombia vs RamRod FC

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Gameweeks 12, 19, 26
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RamRod FC vs Windsor Wanderers
London St. Germain 3 vs Kopite Juniors
TVDPhenomenoms vs The Class Acts
1800-France.com vs WinningConnection
FC Springfield vs KC Dynamo
Nocturnal United vs Aviators
Ajax Rick James FC vs sporting-FC colombia
AS St-Lambert vs DC Chickenhawks

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Gameweeks 13, 20, 27
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AS St-Lambert vs London St. Germain 3
The Class Acts vs KC Dynamo
1800-France.com vs Nocturnal United
Windsor Wanderers vs sporting-FC colombia
DC Chickenhawks vs Kopite Juniors
FC Springfield vs TVDPhenomenoms
Aviators vs WinningConnection
RamRod FC vs Ajax Rick James FC

HAVE FUN

http://1800-WorldCup.com/fantasy/second_phase.htm

[ibreak4coffee]

We were very close to a tie-break in the 1800-France.com vs FC Springfield encounter (+2 advantage) but in the end the head-to-heads were concluded in the five gameweeks.

There's a rest for all managers on Gameweek 6 and I'll be posting the next round fixtures shortly.

You might be able to figure out your group opponents yourselves though..... if you're quick!

1. Aviators vs The Class Acts
Game 1: (46-47) Game 2: (47-34) Game 3: (52-18) Game 4: (65-34) Game 5: (46-42)
Aviators win the head-to-head with a clean sweep of 5 wins.

2. London St. Germain 3 vs Ajax Rick James FC
Game 1: (38-43) Game 2: (39-45) Game 3: (39-30) Game 4: (21-32) Game 5: (48-40)
Ajax Rick James FC held off the late challenge from London St. Germain 3 to win by five points.

3. Kopite Juniors vs sporting-FC colombia
Game 1: (68-34) Game 2: (51-34) Game 3: (50-33) Game 4: (64-36) Game 5: (45-25)
Kopite Juniors were never troubled by sporting-FC colombia in the slightest.

4. Nocturnal United vs TVDPhenomenons
Game 1: (34-51) Game 2: (38-42) Game 3: (22-48) Game 4: (43-66) Game 5: (28-29)
TVDPhenomenoms eased Nocturnal United's torture in last game of five.

5. DC Chickenhawks vs Windsor Wanderers
Game 1: (46-48) Game 2: (24-52) Game 3: (38-44) Game 4: (26-30) Game 5: (54-43)
Windsor Wanderers did enough in the first four games to hold off the late challenge.

6. WinningConnection vs KC Dynamo
Game 1: (31-28) Game 2: (61-57) Game 3: (21-39) Game 4: (60-51) Game 5: (43-30)
WinningConnection had the winning edge against KC Dynamo's lack of batteries.

7. 1800-France.com vs FC Springfield
Game 1: (48-46) Game 2: (53-34) Game 3: (31-33) Game 4: (39-46) Game 5: (45-59)
FC Springfield came back into this challenge as 1800-France.com stumbled at the line.

8. RamRod FC vs AS St-Lambert
Game 1: (37-44) Game 2: (34-52) Game 3: (36-43) Game 4: (39-48) Game 5: (38-37)
AS St-Lambert only narrowly lost the last game but they were never seriously threatened.
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Too many transfers!!!! :)

[kopiteinkc]

This contest is phenomenal.

Thanks Michel!

[1800-WorldCup]

Too many transfers!!!! :)

Sadly, the transfers don't come off your match scores...... or Aviators would never win a game. :p

[Hal]

Sadly, the transfers don't come off your match scores...... or Aviators would never win a game. :p

Sadly? I'm just giving you a chance.

Aviators has made 15 trades in excess of the one free one allowed each week. That has cost me 60 points. 60 + my score of 180 = 240.

1800-France.com has made 2 trades in excess of the one free one allowed each week. That has cost Michel 8 points. 8 + 204 = 212.

Michel's team valuation of 101.3 bests my team's current valuation of 101.1 by .2.

I'm just trying to do an early season balancing act - maintain/increase team valuation, improve the roster surrounding Henry, minimize points lost due to extra transfers but subordinate that goal to the other two early in the season.

If my strategy works, then I'll be tough in the head-to-head competitions and can make a late charge to climb the Small Rocks table. I just can't wait as long this season as I did last year where I was only able to climb to 3rd, if I remember correctly.

Mark has made a terrific start with Chloe's Kopite Juniors, he'll be tough to catch.

[subbuteo]

of course, if you drafted the right team the first time you wouldn't need to make transfers :D

[kopiteinkc]

Mark has made a terrific start with Chloe's Kopite Juniors, he'll be tough to catch.

of course, if you drafted the right team the first time you wouldn't need to make transfers :D

Exactly! :D

[ibreak4coffee]

Exactly! :D

Of course if you have Thierry Henry, you can do anything you want and still stay competitive :D

In Hal's defense too, there is something called an "underachiever". I drafted a good lot of them and payed the price as well :o

[Ingromius]

of course, if you drafted the right team the first time you wouldn't need to make transfers :D


Thanks for this line, I'll be using it in my defense for the rest of the season since my team was a proxy drafted team. So our not winning league/cup won't be my fault.

[1800-WorldCup]

I know, I know..... I'm behind..... just wanted to get things looking right on the site.

Hope it works:
http://1800-WorldCup.com/fantasy/second_phase.htm

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Gameweek 7
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Group A (http://1800-WorldCup.com/fantasy/group_a.htm):
1800-France.com vs Kopite Juniors (42-34)
Aviators vs DC Chickenhawks (42-50)
Nocturnal United vs AS St-Lambert (46-40)
WinningConnection vs London St. Germain 3 (37-64)

Group B (http://1800-WorldCup.com/fantasy/group_b.htm):
FC Springfield vs sporting-FC colombia (56-45)
KC Dynamo vs Ajax Rick James FC (28-42)
The Class Acts vs Windsor Wanderers (35-37)
TVDPhenomenoms vs RamRod FC (34-44)