Kind of a noble decision to throw the games. Sucks to have hhh, but it also sucks for everyone playing the clan league to wait on him to finish his stalling excess

Anyway, its last 2 games of CL7

When are you planning to start CL8 ?

Not sure the when. I have rules sheets we are discussing. I am looking at them right now (4/5 of panel has weighed in on them), and finalizing the rules. Once those are all completed, I will post them for everyone to see. I am also collecting template submissions that CL8-A will vote on. When I post the rules sheet, I will also give a deadline on those submissions.

From an outsiders perspective, and an admittedly harsh one, I think for the future Lynx would be a more deserving clan in Division A. Sorry Blitz, you have great players but so many clanmates jumped ship this season (idk why) and it leaves Lynx substantially stronger, at least... I think.

EDIT: But obviously Blitz still have good better of staying in A, regardless of who is the stronger clan currently.

Edited 3/1/2016 17:27:18

I think either clan would have trouble competing in A again, Masters/Turtles promoting doesn't bode well for inconsistencies. Next league is one that will be decided on who can make the least mistakes. Lynx went positive in only 2 tournaments, and even with Darkpie competing in 4 of those tournaments it doesn't really bode well. Compare it to French/Apex who went positive in 7-9 tournaments. (French went positive in 9, Apex in 7.), that's the kind of consistency you need to be a top contender. I think both would struggle to stay and neither would be top contenders, but I could obviously be wrong (Anyone guess French would tie Apex this season..? Anyone...?)

The trouble is you have no idea who will

A) be in the clan at that time

B) who will compete for the clan at that time.


Anything could happen. JSA could retire, Darkpie or someone else could go inactive (again). Or an elite player could join Lynx and they compete. Who's to say?

Doubful I'll be competing next season. Busy in real life; warlight's a low priority for me right now.

I believe Lynx has the talent to stay in Group A, with or without me. However, I may be wrong, and we won't know for sure until after the next season. I am sure Lynx will do far better than this season (Darkpie's boots and new adds), but Lynx is facing stronger competition too.

I really like how the next season looks skill-wise. In my opinion, Masters look like the best clan in terms of skill at the top and their depth is outstanding. Turtles is another strong addition and I see them as having a fighting chance at staying in A. None of the clans stand out to me as very likely to be relegated. And even though I'd predict a Masters victory, I'd still put them down as having an under 50% chance of winning it.

Should be an awesome league next season, and can't wait to see how it all plays out!

"Anyone guess French would tie Apex this season..? Anyone...?"

Before the season started, about 5-6 players in the FC clan chat stated that we would/could/might win.

Based on past performances (the FC has held its own with GG/Apex in 1v1s but didn't have enough depth in team tournaments), I assumed that my addition help fill the gap in points from team games. I thought third place was a lock, second was most likely, and first was possible. I assumed that CL 8 would be the year the FC's chances of winning would be highest among all clans.

Clan    Points      Win%    Max Points   Games Left   Tourn. Wins  Rank
Apex     164       66.67%      164           0             4        1st
French   164       66.67%      164           0             2        2nd
GG       136       61.54%      141           1             3        3rd
WG       117       48.48%      117           0             1        4th
Lynx     106       43.94%      106           0             1        5th
Blitz    102       42.42%      102           0             0        6th   
AHoL      46       20.00%       51           1             0        7th  

Apex has officially won season 7 of the Clan League. Apex ties with French, but wins both tiebreakers, head-to-head matchups and tournament wins.

Blitz will relegate to B, Lynx has managed to stay alive.

Congratulations to everyone's frontrunner:

Apex: Brisk leads Apex with a commanding 16-2 record, netting him an 88.89% winrate and 3 tournament wins. I don't know if I can call this the best performance out of any player who participated in 3 tournaments due to being shut out of the old statistics atm, but I believe it is.

French: 125ch209 leads French with a 10-2 record, netting him an 83.33% winrate but lost tiebreakers for the 2 tournaments he was involved in. Last season French faltered majorly in 1v1 consistency, and 3v3 consistency. This season they patched up both problems, 125ch209 being the player who lead the 1v1 charge, and Gui being the player to lead the 3v3 charge. Congratulations to a fantastic performance.

GG: Mike leads GG with a 11-6 record which could still improve, netting him a 64.71% winrate and a tournament win. Mike did the heavy lifting this season for GG, participating in 3 tournaments and doing pretty well in all 3. For Mike's consistency over the season and GG making the podium for the 3rd season in a row, congratulations GG you have nothing to be ashamed of.

WG: Gnuffone leads WG with a 13-5 record, netting him a 72.72% winrate and a tournament win. The tournament win being referred to was a clean sweep against some of the best at the template. Gnuffone did very well in all 3 of the tournaments he was involved in. Without Gnuffone, WG would've been battling relegation for the entire season, but they were able to get a large enough lead against Blitz/Lynx to prevent the pressure from ever happening. WG had an awful start, and bringing themselves back to 4th place took a huge effort. While it's not what they were looking for at the beginning of the season, congratulations to WG for staying in A with a good lead vs the lower bracket of this season.

Lynx: GreenTea leads Lynx with a 9-3 record, netting him a 75% winrate and a tournament win. The tournament win being referred to was a clean sweep, something that no one would've guessed by looking at the participants. GreenTea only played in 2 tournaments but performed above and beyond what he was expected to do. Despite Darkpie leaving Lynx in middle of the season they will retain their spot in A and be totally relieved that Darkpie's magical journey into the world of Real Life doesn't bring them back down to B. Congratulations Lynx for toughing it out despite all the odds.

Blitz: QB leads Blitz with a 11-13 record, netting him a 45.83% winrate, and a tournament tie in 2v2. QB played in 4 tournaments and joined Master in the middle of the season. Blitz as a whole fractured during the season. They were not ready to compete given their activity and you can see this by HHH and QB both playing 4 tournaments. Half of them ended up joining Master who will be coming to A next season, some will say potential squandered, but I have faith that KKND will be able to build this clan back up to the potential it had this season. This is a clan I expect to see back to A next season and they should feel no shame for their scoreline despite the internal clan problems.

AHoL: Normally I would point out a player despite the horrific performance AHoL had, but AHoL won't be competing next season, so I will do my best to write their Clan League obituary. AHoL has competed since season 1, and have made several appearances to the podium. It's genuinely sad to see them go, but with Jefferspin stealing all of their alcohol, they probably saw no reason to stay. Good luck to everyone involved in the AHoL organization and we hope to see you back in the league sometime!

Wow! Congratulations to Apex could've easily went either way tbh

CL8 A division will be as tough as it as ever been imo

Apex
GG
WG
Lynx
Icelandic Turtles
Master
French Community

This is going to be very interesting ^^^

Hard luck to both Blitz and Ahol, Sad to see Ahol go but 101st thanks them for letting us have there spot in B :)

Yeah... This new League A is going to be mental. I'm sure that's what everyone was thinking as CL6 finished, but I don't see a clan underperforming as much as AHoL. Lynx being in Blitz's place really makes it tougher for everyone, especially the clan I'll be supporting...

GreenTea leads Lynx with a 9-3 record, netting him a 75% winrate and a tournament win. The tournament win being referred to was a clean sweep, something that no one would've guessed by looking at the participants

Not hard to guess if you know GreenTea well. To my mind, he's the most underrated player on warlight.

Congratz to Apex, and congratz to everyone in FC, very good job guys. The league had a few hicups but overall it was a lot of fun and very competitive. CL8 is gonna be even more competitive, I can't wait for it!

Congratulation to Apex! There were under pressure all along the tournament this season, before by GG, and then by French, but they finaly keep the the control. There regularity tend to suggest Apex is maybe the best clan of warlight, and at leat the example to follow.

Congratz to 118218 (125ch209) who always do great performance in clan league (always more than 80% in 1v1). I agree that GreenTea is probably very underrated, and that's the same thing for 118218. Thank you to Gui to join us, and help us to align only competitive teams this season.

Nevertheless, I think what you Lolowut said about FC is inexact. We always did correct performances in 1v1, since we are playing in CL. The last season we got 50% or more in all match-up, and before we beat [20] in 1v1. Unfortunately 118218 could not play last season, but our performances stay correct. Unfortunately, Niko and me failed in 1v1 this season. We are still far from GG that have huge performances!

We used to underperform in 2v2 and 3v3 because we had no depth in our lineup, so we let test two teams of our "young" players in 2v2 and one in 3v3. The come back of 118218 decharge me and Niko from one 1v1 so I could play one more 2v2 this season, and Niko and Gui could lead the last one and the other 3v3 team. Furthermore, Gui really help us in teamgames, but we must not forget the come back of Ze that really help us in teamgames too. Gui is the best known of us but he is puppeting no one here, and he is not the only one to complete our teamgames roster this season.

The real problem of FC have always be the depth and we walk in a line to have a complete roster of competitive players. This sometimes leads Niko and me to play too much games by the way. To welcome Gui as a new player of our roster is of course a very good news for us, and getting again one more top player of the last season could be perfect.

I'm really happy Lynx finally stay in A. The next season will be very though with the arrival of Masters and Turtles. This will be awesome! I hope French Community will continue to do well next season.

"This season they patched up both problems, 125ch209 being the player who lead the 1v1 charge, and Gui being the player to lead the 3v3 charge..."

FC had two 3v3 teams. I may have led one, but I wasn't even on the other. The Wazz, Phaeril, Ze 3v3 team works well together: they perform well on the 3v3 ladder and were 5-1 in CL 7.

A more accurate description:

The FC underperformed in 1v1s, despite 125's strong performances, but was able to dominate the 2v2 tournaments and have the second most points in 3v3s.

@Gui: I'm comparing FC to last season. FC had an average 1v1 performance, 1 bad 2v2 team, 1 bad 3v3 team. FC patched up the other 3v3 team, and 125ch209 patched up the 1v1 and 2v2 performance compared to last season.

Compare what you will; we trust it will be fair. But let's stick to comparisons of facts.

I didn't lead two 3v3 teams (but you imply that I did) and 125 only played 1v1s (but you just said he patched up the 2v2s).

Hmm, I'm curious about where the name 118218 came from. Kinda weird and cool at the same time. Agree 100% that he is underrated though (I feel a lot of people underrate many of the French clan players).


My predictions at the start and how they ended up:
1. Lynx will finish outside the top 4 in 1v1 but will finish in the top 3 in team games.

This was incorrect. We finished 3 points outside of top 4 in 1v1, and finished 8 points outside of top 3 in team games. If Darkpie had stayed active, I think this is still incorrect, as we would finish top 3 in team games, but also we would finish top 4 in 1v1 (and I had predicted we wouldn't finish top 4 in 1v1).

2. Falker will lose at least seven games in his two 1v1 tournaments combined.

He lost a total of 10, finishing with a record of 2-10. So this one is correct.

3. In a star studded Guiroma 2v2 tournament (the strongest tournament in the league in my opinion), Quicksand and Jefferspin will finish in the top three.

They finished tied for third. So this one could be seen either way, as I was not clear when I made the prediction.

4. Out of the 3 tournaments Mike is in, he will win at least two of them.

He won only one (his 1v1). He was one win away from winning the Szeurope 2v2 tournament.

5. Apex will win Clan League 7. However, they will win no 3v3 tournaments, and win a maximum of one 2v2 tournament.

Well, they did win the clan league, but managed to win both 3v3 tournaments. I was way off one this one :p

6. If Gui stays active, the French clan will not be relegated.

This one was a very conservative prediction, and it proved correct. Granted, I did not expect them to finish tied for first; I was expecting a more average performance from them (like 3rd through 5th area).

7. AHOL will not finish any tournaments with winning records, and will finally be relegated.

I was correct on this one.


In conclusion (I didn't put all predictions here ofc), I was correct on expecting Apex to win this clan league. I also correctly assumed which two clans would be relegated. I underestimated the FC, and underestimated Apex's 3v3 team. I also overestimated WG's chances (granted they did finish fourth, but they're performance was quite poor compared to my expectations).

Some of the other predictions are quite funny. You guys should check out the first couple pages and see how everyone's predictions compared to the actual results. There was one prediction that really stood out:


Phaeril's predictions for Clan League Season 7:
1. GG
2. Apex
3. French
4. WG
5. Lynx
6. Blitz
7. AHoL

Everyone underrated French a lot. Even their own clan member, Phaeril, underestimated them! His predictions were very good though, the only thing that was off was GG should have moved down 2 spots, bumping up Apex and French to first and second respectively. Nice predictions Phaeril!

Ahah, thank you JSA. I expected GG doing better and did not drop to much in team games. ;)

118218 comes from a french advertisement, and easier to remember and spell than 125chr209.

@Lolowut: You could also say Ze lead the 2v2 and patched up our 2v2 performance. He lead FC with a 10-2 record, netting him an 83.33% like 118218, but you didn't talk about him.

Edited 3/7/2016 12:46:48

Congrats Apex and FC, very well done!

Apex
GG
WG
Lynx
Icelandic Turtles
Master
French Community

It looks like season 8 is going to be the best season yet! With Masters in the group it seems like there is a new contender for first place. I can`t wait :D