Week 6 Summary:
We are 6 weeks into this season of Clan League for Division D1 and 78% of games are now complete. With only 4 games left, 1v1 is nearly complete and I hope to put a spotlight on the tournament winners and the final two tournaments, Greece and ME 0% SR, once they finish up.
As has already been said 2v2, 26 games and 104 points, and 3v3, 20 games and 100 points, is where the largest pool of points remain and it looks like this sole promotion spot will be won or lost.
(I will be inserting the win-loss record for each clan into the text).
Yet another stellar week for ILLUMINATI▲. I have been saying that for about three weeks now as they have moved from a tight race back in 3rd to a tight race for 2nd as M'Hunters and ILLUMINATI▲ narrow the gap slightly with Lu Fredd. ILLUMINATI▲ (6-0) had a large gain of 24 points, almost double Lu Fredd's or M'Hunter's point gains, 13 points. ILLUMINATI▲ now has the strongest win rate and highest max points, a strong base to claim the promotion spot.
However, Lu Fredd (4-1) has shown themselves to be formidable in team games. They have the fewest remaining games and therefore the lowest growth but I think most people will agree they are strong on 2v2 and 3v3 templates. With the second highest win rate in the division, Lu Fredd has the strength to hold onto their position atop the division.
M'Hunters (3-3) have the breadth of talent and strength across the various game types to get out of this division. While M'Hunters hasn't be as strong lately, with their win rate dipping slightly to 62.75%, there is still potential here to win it all.
General Chou's (3-1) and CORP's (2-3) win rate's are only separated by 6%. I wish I had tracked win rates this season as it would be interesting to see which clans are getting stronger or fading. General Chous has been getting stronger as the division has progressed, steadily gaining points to where they have overtaken CORP but it is the win rate that remains in
ever in CORP's favour. If the trends continue, General Chou's could take 4th in this division. Only time is running out and it may be too little too late if they cannot get their win rate to at least 56-58% by the end.
The team games haven't been kind to Dutch Forever (0-6) so far, especially this week. With Hawks (1-3) showing a
slightly more balanced line-up across 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 then Dutch Forever, the clan that finishes bottom of the division is still up in the air. Both clans are destined to end up in Division E next season. Which clan will save face by not finishing bottom of group?
Unlike D2 where the final picture is coming into place, D1 is still in flux with three clans fighting it out for one promotion spot with all deserving of promotion.
Lastly I want to talk about CORP. It has been an interesting race for them so far. There was some trashing of CORP at the beginning of the tournament with predictions placing them 5th or lower. They have been
strong on 1v1 but seem to be lacking the strength across their line-up. Based on the results so far I can say CORP is a good strategic clan that seems to lack experience in team games and people scoffing at CORP as a role-playing clan is false. CORP deserves to be here and has shown skills that should be lauded. I hope whether CORP finishes in 3rd, 4th or 5th that it shouldn't be shown as CORP is unprepared for primetime but that CORP is in a tough, tough division where winning +50% of games can only get you 5th.
Edited 11/28/2015 18:09:22