!add to another arena

If this song doesn't make you want to dance, you might be dead. A true masterpiece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhyhP_5VfKM

Fragile, do you know if the guys from SLOTH eSports are going to here there with a table this year?

The mouse pads they were selling are the most durable and best I have ever had. I would have bought a 2nd one if I caught them before they left last time.

I missed this post a few weeks ago. I'm not actually mad just in-case anyone was wondering, its more of a joke now anyways. The mousepad was very thin, a large black steelseries. You can keep it if that's the one u have, but it was probably mine. :)

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I pretty much said everything here already. http://www.teamfortress.tv/44539/s26-open-playoff-picture-bubble-teams#2

The chance of them making playoffs is better than average, they play an unknown team to makeup a match so they could get some low open team and get an easy 9th win. If they win tonight,. it would make 10. I'm not sure what you are basing their bad chances on.

OK kids need to win or they are out of playoffs
we love randall needs to win or they are out of playoffs
BLANC needs to win or we are out of playoffs

that's 3 matches to choose from
but

faint gaming blue vs frick esports might be the best game to watch / cast. both teams just fighting for playoff seeding

I've learned from many past season to not even try and figure tie-breakers out until all matches are complete or you will lose your mind.

Also remember that in a lot of cases, ESEA has to discard the H2H tie-breakers in favor of rounds won. There were several seasons where H2H win and losses did not solve the seeding problem between 3 or more teams with even records. Sometimes those 3+ teams don't play each other in the regular season and the tie-breaking rules go around in a circle giving no team an advantage over all teams they are tied with. Even typing this sounds confusing, but it happens and will likely happen this season as well with the 9-7 teams. "Rounds For" will likely determine who makes playoffs more than H2H for the 9-7 teams this season.

10-6 and better is an automatic qualifier this season. Most 9-7 teams will make it, but it really depends on who wins some key matches. In all likelihood, some 9-7 teams will not make the playoffs if they have low Rounds Won.

I'm pretty sure she is giving us all the middle finger

This final group of 8 teams are close to playoffs and most are on the outside looking in at the moment. Several match upsets need to happen inside this group for more than 1 or 2 of them to qualify for playoffs.

8-7 ---- Pancake-Waffle-Rifle --- An under the radar team that has played really well at the end of this season. A heartbreaking loss to Salty Seamen last night has really thrown their playoff chances to the wind. Both BLANC Esports and Frick eSports will be strong challenges for this squad but neither are beyond their ability to defeat. They need at least 1 upset win this week to have a chance.

8-7 ---- OK Kids --- I have to be honest, I don't know much about this team but looking at match results shows they have pulled rounds off some decent teams. They should get an easy 8th win against delicious activity but the match against clout up looks to be tight. If they pull out 2 wins and go 9-7, it will really throw a lot of playoff seeding into question.

8-7 ---- Salty Seamen --- This season has been up and down for these guys. Their record isn't a completely accurate reflection of how good they are. Their 4-3 win last night over Pancake-Waffle-Rifle may have saved the season and playoffs. I can see them easily securing an 8th win but the match against Undecided Team Name will be tight and could determine if they make playoffs at 9-7 or not.

7-8 ---- Slicerogue is a trashcan --- These guys could finish 8-8 if they beat Undecided Team Name. Either way they are likely out of the playoffs unless they get a lot of help from other teams but there is a small % chance.

7-8 ---- Undecided Team Name --- Another team that could finish 8-8 if they can beat Slicerogue is a trashcan. It should be a really good matchup between these two teams. There is an outside chance of this team finishing 9-7 if they can beat Slicerogue and then upset Salty Seamen on Badlands. I don't see both happening but I suppose it is possible for them to sneak into playoffs.

7-7 ---- We Love Randall --- This team faces a difficult playoff situation. They should secure a 7th win against dead team walking but BLANC Esports will be the big match. Even if they win both Badlands matches, they will be at the mercy of ESEA scheduling because they did not have a 2nd GRANARY match. Several solid teams are also missing matches so Randall needs to completely win out their final 3 matches for any playoff chance.

7-7 ---- clout up --- I think this team has under performed this season and should be sporting a better record considering the schedule they have been given. They have a bleak playoff situation ahead but should get an easy win over Big Win E-Sports. The match against OK Kids will be a lot more difficult and is a must-win. However, even with those two wins, they are missing a match on GRANARY so, depending on who they get scheduled against, it could be possible for a 9-7 finish but I don't think it's likely.

6-6 ---- Faint Gaming Blue --- I made Faint the final team on the list because they are in a unique situation. First off, they have 3 tough matches ahead against BLANC Esports, Frick eSports and IWHBYD. In all honesty, each of these 3 matches is too close to call. Secondly, they are missing a match on VIADUCT so I have no idea who they will play in their make-up game. From looking at the list of teams that are short a match, it could easily be against another competitive team and another too close to call match-up. Faint Gaming Blue has the talent to win out every remaining match and go 10-6.

I don't think they will run the table like that but each match will likely impact the whole bottom half of the playoff team positioning.

Lots of extra time at work so I looked into the Open Playoff picture and wrote this up for fun.
Hopefully just some additional reading material for Open.

The records posted below factor in matches I believe those teams should win/lose.
If the match is to close to call, I left it out of the record.

These 8 teams should finish with the attached records.
I'm not really going to talk about these teams since they already qualified for playoffs.

15-1 --- KRIT eSports
14-2 --- mr popo
14-2 --- Velocity Black
13-3 --- TwistedSinGG
12-4 --- OMNI5 eSports -- PROCESS match missing -- should beat whoever they play in makeup match
11-5 --- EVIL
11-5 --- DW12
11-5 --- ILICCN

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This next batch of 8 teams are mostly fighting for playoff seeding and all have a strong chance to lock a playoff spot. There are several key matches ahead for some of these teams and a few could get knocked out if they perform poorly and get upset.

10-5 --- Frick eSports --- This team has had a really easy schedule this season and only played 2 of the top 10 teams in the division. They should finish with at least 10 wins but can go 11-5 if they can beat Faint Gaming Blue on Badlands. A possible upset loss looms against Pancake-Waffle-Rifle but its not likely unless they don't try.

10-5 --- IWHBYD --- There should be no trouble with this team getting 10 wins and locking up a playoff spot. There is potential for 11-5 if they can defeat Faint Gaming Blue. I give them the edge in this match-up but it could be a very tight game.

9-5 ---- MAD LUXURIOUS --- At this time, MAD LUX should easily finish with at least 9 wins. They have an upcoming match against LWUMMD on Badlands in which I have to give them the edge. It is by no means an easy win and they need to come to play. They could very well end up 11-5 but since they are missing a SNAKEWATER match they have to wait and see who they get scheduled against.

9-5 ---- LWUMMD --- The biggest match for LWUMMD is against MAD LUX on Badlands next week and could be the best match of the week. However, the match I want to focus on is against kronge realm this Sunday on SNAKEWATER. LWUMMD is the pick to win but I wouldn't be overly surprised if kronge realm made this a tighter match than expected, a possible upset. Still, a final record of at least 10-6 should happen if not 11-5.

9-6 ---- BLANC Esports --- IMO we have had probably one of the toughest schedules from top to bottom in the entire division. We have played mostly every team competitively and had several chances to win matches that we ended up losing for one reason or another. All in all, a very fun season so far. I see no reason why we will not finish at least 9-7. Our match against Faint Gaming Blue should decide if we can hit 10-6 or not.

9-6 ---- kronge realm --- This team has had a pretty easy schedule up to this point. That said, they have played well and earned their spot by winning the matches they needed to win against Frick eSports, Salty Seamen and We Love Randal. The final 3 matches of the season may not be kind to kronge realm and they have the best chance for a 10th win against LWUMMD this Sunday on SNAKEWATER. All said, a 9-7 final record is likely.

9-7 ---- Alcohol Anonymous --- Teams like this knock out other more deserving teams every season because of bad scheduling. 3 FFW's and nothing more to note except maybe some decent games on Viaduct. Their final 2 matches should be easy wins to give them a 9-7 record and a good chance for playoffs.

9-6 ---- Milan effect --- Roster transfers and Roster shuffles define this team along with not a single notable win. There is a good chance they can finish the season at 9-7 because they play a dead team and are missing a match on SUNSHINE. If they get an easy make-up match, it will be 10-6, if not it will be 9-7 and on the playoff bubble.

I'm Interested, but when was your purchase date?

https://play.esea.net/teams/151283?tab=stats&sort_by=damage_dealt&sort_dir=desc

Holy roster problems. I don't think I have ever seen 19 players in the team stats screen for a single season before.
Still 3 matches to go if you wanna hit 20 players! I would like to see a team page from the past that was 20+ players in a single season if anyone can find it.

Even Faint Gaming Blue just about totally reworked the roster mid-season and they only have 14.

I got called "old" a few nights ago. I am fucking offended