Fan, you wrote this thread https://www.warlight.net/Forum/123874-list-players-need-abreviate?Offset=0 ....

I know them all of by heart

(I'm the God of abbreviations , that's why)

Lu Fredd: 4th-1st
Illuminati: 5th-1st
M Hunters: 5th-1st
CORP: 5th-1st
General Chou's:5th-2nd
Hawks: 6th-7th
Dutch Forever: 6th-7th

An official summary will be posted sometime tomorrow

Week 9 Summary:

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There is some separation between the clans heading into the final stretch. CORP (2-1) is pulling away from General Chous (0-3), as excepted, due to CORP's higher win rate. ILLUMINATI▲ (1-1)holds a small lead over M'Hunters (1-0). Both ILLUMINATI▲ and M'Hunters do not seem to have a good path to claiming the promotion spot. It requires almost too much luck to be considered plausible at this time. That is why I'm sticking with my prediction that Lu Fredd will get the promotion spot.

There is a small shake-up at the bottom with Hawks (1-5) edging out Dutch Forever (1-1). However, Dutch Forever have the better win rate.

I anticipate CORP, ILLUMINATI▲ and M'Hunters to remain in Group D.

NOTE: I made an error in Dutch Forever's win-lose record and number of games left. It should be (14-45) with 7 games left.

It is somewhat interesting that Lu Fredd (1-0) got the promotion spot as no one publicly predicted Lu Fredd would the division. It wasn't that Lu Fredd was discounted entirely from this group, only it was perceived to be M'Hunters or ILLUMINATI▲ that would win the division. Lu Fredd has shown themselves to be the most consistent clan.

It will be interesting how the results of this division will be picked over in the end. Which of the clans underperformed and over performed; the weak links in a clan's line-up; and where the clan go forward in their respective divisions next season.

Group C looks tough next season and so does Group D (the hypothetical groups I discussed last week). It looks like Group D could be yet another clusterf**k like it was this season with the strong clans from D2 replacing the weaker clans in D1. I expect even more competition next season as all the clans in divisions D1 and D2 have a better understanding of where their strengths and weaknesses are.

Edited 12/20/2015 16:19:09

When do you think CL8 could start? Can you give a rough assessment?

Agreed, GE! Great reports as usual, and the next D Group looks even crazier than this one. I'm just thankful that we'll be in the same Group as Illuminati so we'll have a whole new season with these great reports! :D

@Let's Fight, my clan is estimating CL Season 8 will start sometime around March

@Ox, I'm hoping we are both wrong about next season ;)

Why march?

Illuminati's estimate is that with 2v2 and 3v3 games left they wont finish until the end of January at the earliest. Then CL management needs to organize voting on templates for the next season (all of February). Then line-ups needs to made, submitted, tournaments created and everyone join (all of March). So March is a conservative estimate in my opinion.

I never knew CL was so difficult to play out on...

Well, in the 3v3s, I held us up with a week long vacation, both my partners are about to go on vacation lol

That and nobody wants to lose, so there's more thinking being done than most 1v1s, where there is nobody to coordinate with, except the opponent :p

A quick update:

Some games finally finished! Too many vacations right now -.-

Lu Fredd has won 3v3 EU SR with an impressive (6-0) record. Congrats to Taji, Sephiroth, galvorn! Lu Fredd has now won two tournaments and is in good position to win 2v2 Szeurope as well.

The winner of 3v3 EU WR will be determined by the M'Hunters and ILLUMINATI▲ game. Both clans have a (5-0) record going into this game. Good job to both clans!

The rankings are:

 
Clans               Record      Score       Max Points
1st  Lu Fredd       (42-21)     155         169
2nd  ILLUMINATI▲    (37-20)     136         173
3rd  M'Hunters      (37-22)     134         164
4th  CORP           (34-23)     116         156
5th  General Chous  (30-29)     107         138
6th  Hawks          (14-49)     49          61
7th  Dutch Forever  (15-45)     48          74 

It looks like other then Dutch Forever and Hawks switching spots, the rankings probably wont change. ILLUMINATI▲ has an edge over M'Hunters in score and max points however slim. Lu Fredd is look more and more comfortable at the top of the division.

As with most other people, I am busy with the holidays and will be around but not super active. I assume the same is true for many players in this division so I doubt many games will finish over the next few weeks.

Have a great holiday!

I never knew CL was so difficult to play out on...

It's the 3v3s. Almost exclusively. The 1v1s and 2v2s go by like clockwork, but the 3v3s end up dredged down with vacations and very competitive play (teams will not surrender until they know they cannot win, right now WG vs Apex has WG with the advantage, but we have not surrendered due to the chance to turn it around)

If vacations were not allowed, seasons would go by much quicker, but with no way to sub out a player mid-season we can't force something like that. Soyeah, them's the breaks until we figure out a new system.

with no way to sub out a player mid-season

So that's a technology limitation and not a policy limitation? In that case...

We are working on methods.

Let's see if I can beat y'all to it. :P

Y'all talk way too much.

Division D1 , bestest CL thread EVER!!!!!

Thanks GE