Here are the 8th Annual Sandy Cup matchups: (1) Revealed:Starboy XI vs (8) Zico Freako FC (2) Parraraiders vs (7) The Javelinas (3) BiggerBoat vs (6) Stormin Gunners (4) Soccer Steve vs (5) FC Epikoinos Good luck to all, games start tomorrow with the Boxing Day matches!
Also here is the tournament format: Quarterfinal round is 2 legs (gameweek19,20) Semifinal round is 2 legs (gameweek 21,22) Final is single gameweek (23) About 9 hours to the start of the tournament, and then it’s game on!
First leg results are in, with some potential upsets in first round (especially with the 2 vs 7 seed matchup): (1) Revealed: Starboy XI {52 points} vs (8) Zico Freako {24 points} (2) Parraraiders {19 points} vs (7) The Javelinas {45 points} (3) Bigger Boat {51 points} vs (6) Stormin Gunners {41 points) (4) Soccer Steve {27 points) vs (5) FC Epikoinos {29 points} Good luck to all in the second legs games starting this Saturday!
Also wanted to mention that there are three teams who have either won or have been runner-up in this tournament. Soccer Steve is the lone Sandman who has won the title previously, and Bigger Boat and I have had the heartbreak of getting to the final and coming up short. Only one of us will advance out of the first round (and I’m hoping it’s me). But I also know that Soccer Steve is looking for his second title so watch out FC Epikoinos in the second leg. Looking like it will be a great tournament with a lot of parity in this very competitive Sand League, game on
Results are in for the Sandy Cup quarterfinals: (1) Revealed: Starboy XI (52+68=120) wins vs (8) Zico Freako FC (24+35=59) (7) The Javelinas (45+30=75) wins vs (2) Parraraiders (19+52=71) (3) Bigger Boat (51+52=103) wins vs (6) Stormin Gunners (41+53=94) (4) Soccer Steve (27+43=70) wins vs (5) FC Epikoinos (29+36=65) I’ll post the Semifinals matchups later this week (these matches will be taking place on the weekend after next, since this weekend there are no epl matches due to international break). Stay tuned!
Here are the Semifinals matchups: (1) Revealed: Starboy XI vs. (4) Soccer Steve (3) Bigger Boat vs. (7) The Javelinas Both are very interesting matchups, the first is a matchup of the #1 seed and favorite to win the tournament vs the only previous Sandy Cup champion from this year’s Sand League. The second matchup is a battle between a previous Sandy Cup runner-up and the cinderella team of the tournament at a #7 seed. The games start on 13th due to the international break this weekend, and like the quarterfinals it will a two-leg semifinal (and then followed by a single gameweek final to decide this season’s champion. Stay tuned true believers
Here are the results from the Sandy Cup semifinal first leg: Revealed: Starboy XI(82) vs Soccer Steve(18) Bigger Boat(54) vs The Javelinas(73) Second leg starts on the 30th, Soccer Steve and Bigger Boat have some considerable ground to make up to pull off the upset. If not this will be a unique final which has never happened in the Sandy Cup, with a 1 seed vs 7 seed final. But as the late great Yogi Berra said, it’s not over til it’s over. Also the triple captain and bench boost options are available (unless already used) to shorten the gap. So we’ll see what happens in the second leg which will show who are our SC finalists. Good luck to the final four in the second leg!
The results are in for the second leg of the Sandy Cup semifinals: Revealed: Starboy XI (82 + 29 = 111) vs Soccer Steve (18 + 49 =. 67) Bigger Boat (54 + 63 = 117) vs The Javelinas (73 + 54 = 127) Bigger Boat and Soccer Steve had more points in the second leg but it wasn’t enough to make up the deficit from the first leg. So for the first time in the Sandy Cup tournament we have a one seed vs a seven seed. The final is a single gameweek, starting this Saturday and ending on Monday. Should be a great finish and good luck to the finalists!
After racking up 30 pts today from Foden and Haaland, this season’s Sandy Cup champion is Revealed: Starboy XI! The Javelinas were the surprise of the tournament though, the first time a 7 seed has ever made it to the final. So both finalists deserve a round of applause. I’ll have the updated Sandy Cup trophy posted this week, my 8yr old son made it a few years ago and I’ve been using it ever since. Thanks all for a great tournament
Congrats again to Revealed:Starboy XI and to all of you Sandies for an exciting Sandy Cup tournament!
I second that message from DrHeckle, congratulations Starboy on winning the Sand League (and the Sandy Cup as well!)
And great to hear that Haaland just signed with Arsenal so we’re looking good for the title next season! just kidding wish it were true, in the words of Picard: let’s make it so