Milly beating kicorse would definitely be the biggest possible upset in round 1. Milly had a positional advantage on picks in BI V while kicorse probably won on picks in Biomes.

It's interesting seeing what people like/hate to play. Seems like I'm the only one who's been cursed with the most non-vanilla template (Macedonia no split) so far thanks to Muli grrr. Oh, I guess timinator got bork. I wouldn't know how he feels about that though...

Edited 7/3/2019 05:51:14

Almost was an upset, after the picks and the first few turns seems to me that Milly was in a better position, but then... :)
And seems that Timi didn't like the Bork :)

Three games finished.

• Rento defeated Beren on Beren's choice French Brawl, and leads 1:0
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18946952
  Now Beren should win on Rento's choice for the decider game, good challenge.
  
• rakleader defeated Timinator on his choice Bork, and leads 1:0
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18943384
  So Timinator have to win on his choice (Biomes) for the decider game.
  
• Kicorse won the decider game againts Milly on Greece
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19017419
  He is the second player who advanced to the quarterfinals, congrats!

New game finished!

Buns defeated JV on JV's choice, Guiroma
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18968109
So JV is similar situation than Beren, he has to win on his opponent choice for the decider game.

Three new finished games!

• FSG won the game on Macedonia against Muli (so maybe he will start to like more this template from now :) )
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18949327
  so Muli has to win on FSG's choice French Brawl for the deciding game.
  (it seems to me that Muli has a better position now, but I am very brawl rookie :D )
  
• Rento defeated Beren on MME too
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18946963
  so he won the match (2:0) and advanced to the quarterfinals, congrats!
  
• Buns defeated JV on Greece too
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18968099
  so he won the match (2:0) and advanced to the quarterfinals, congrats!
  
• Because Kicorse advanced to the QF earlier, now the first quarterfinal can start (Kicorse vs. Buns) with the pick/ban phase
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19088201
  After the first round derby between Timi and Rak, now we have again a big derby between two previous Number One Tour players!
  Exciting! :)

The actual table:



Two Masters and two Lynx players are in the TOP8, who will be the remained 4? :)

Two new finished games!

• malakkan defeated alexclusive on Raj
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18940849
  Alex needs to win on his choice for the deciding game.
  
• rakleader defeated Timinator on Biomes too
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18943363
  so he won the match (2:0) and advanced to the quarterfinals, congrats!
  
• The second quarterfinal started after Rak's win
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19115583
  Rento vs. rakelader, I can't say this is an easy ride for Rak :)

Lol malakkan's B. Raj game..is it normal for people to attempt bonuses with two 3v2s and a 2v2?

@FSG https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19027237

HAHA you people are nuts, although I guess you don't lose much for attempting that.

One new finished game!

Alex defeated Malakkan on Biomes (Alex's choice)
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18940865
so equalized (1-1) and fought the right to the decider game (Guiroma)
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19143114

And the two first quarterfinals started!

kicorse vs. Buns157
(quarterfinal)

• Pick/ban steps
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19088201
  
  • Kicorse chose Player A
    
  • Kicorse banned French Brawl
    
  • Buns banned Biomes of America
    
  • Kicorse picked (game 1) Macedonia No Split
    
  • Buns picked (game 2) Old 1v1 Ladder
    
  • Kicorse banned Guiroma 16% SR
    
  • Buns banned Blitzkrieg Bork
    
  • Kicorse picked (game 3) Phobia SR
    
  • Buns picked (game 4) Strategic Greece
    
  • Kicorse banned British Raj
    
  • Buns banned New 1v1 Ladder
    
  • Kicorse picked (game 5) Battle Islands V
• Games
  
  • GAME 1 - Macedonia No Split
    https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19115619
    
  • GAME 2 - Old 1v1 Ladder
    https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19115638
    

Rento vs. rakleader
(quarterfinal)

• Pick/ban steps
  
  • Rento chose Player B
    
  • Rakleader banned Macedonia No Split
    
  • Rento banned British Raj
    
  • Rakleader picked (game 1) Blitzkrieg Bork
    
  • Rento picked (game 2) New 1v1 Ladder
    
  • Rakleader banned Volcano Island
    
  • Rento banned Biomes of America
    
  • Rakleader picked (game 3) Battle Islands V
    
  • Rento picked (game 4) Phobia SR
    
  • Rakleader banned Old 1v1 Ladder
    
  • Rento banned French Brawl
    
  • Rakleader picked (game 5) Strategic Greece
• Games
  
  • GAME 1 -Blitzkrieg Bork
    https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19143178
    
  • GAME 2 - New 1v1 Ladder
    https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19143182
    

Two new finished games!

• Muli defeated FSG on FSG's chosen French Brawl (after he lost his own choice)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=18946987
  so now the decider game for them on FSG's New 1v1 Ladder
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19185198
  
  
• Buns defeated Kicorse on Kicorse selected Macedonia with an interesting cluster picking :O
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19115619
  it is a valuable win for Buns on his opponent's choice, but still need two more wins for the semifinal.
  Because the minimum needed 3 wins I created their next game (Kicorse's Phobia SR)
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19185190
  Although no need to hurry at all, because Styxie is still on Holiday :O

New finished game!

Rento surrendered the Bork game (Rak's choice)
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19143178
Rento's position was not very good, but this surrender maybe was too early (everything can happen on Bork (at least for me who do not understand that template at all :) )
Because the minimum needed 3 wins I created their next game (Rak's Battle Islands V)
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19191274

3 new finished games!

• alexclusive defeated malakkan on Guiroma
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19143114
  and won the match (2:1) so now he can relaxed wait for end of Styxie's long holiday :)
  
• Rento defeated rakleader on New 1v1 Ladder
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19143182
  but rakleader defeated Rento on BIV
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19191274
  so now Rak leads 2:1 and Rento needs win on Phobia SR (own choice) for the deciding 5th game
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19219390

The updated bracket:

Let's see how long I will wait for Styxie to end her vacation. Farah has given me their Minecraft server ID, so I could go to her house (which is very pretty, btw) and do something with it... ;D

Throw watermelons at it.

Preferably with a catapult

Edited 8/1/2019 06:49:49

New finished game!

Rento surrendered (in ahead :O) his game on Phobia SR against Rak
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19219390
So Rak won this match (3:1) and advanced to the semifinal, congrats!

New game finished!

Buns defeated Kicorse on Old 1v1 Ladder
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19115638
Now Buns lead 2:0 and only one game is missing for advancing to the semifinal, which also means that Kicorse needs two consecutive wins for the last decider game, nice challenge! (for him in this time :) )
This is their ongoing Phobia SR game (Kicorse's pick)
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19185190
I won't create the 4th game until this finished, because Buns can close the battle (with 3:0)

Other news that Styxie withdrew so she was replaced by ACL Tears (the next, 18th players in the Race)
Here is the AI vs. ACL Tears pick/ban game link:
https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19463582

And here is the bracket:

• The last first round match started between AI and ACL Tears.
  

  AI vs. ACL Tears
  (round of 16)
  
  

  • Pick/ban steps:
    https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19463582
    
    • AI chose Player A
      
    • AI banned Macedonia No Split
      
    • ACL Tears banned British Raj
      
    • AI picked (game 1) Battle Islands V
      
    • ACL Tears picked (game 2) New 1v1 Ladder
      
    • AI banned Volcano Island
      
    • ACL Tears banned French Brawl and Guiroma 16% SR
      
    • AI banned Biomes of America and Strategic Greece
      
    • ACL Tears banned Phobia SR
      
    • AI picked (game 3) Old 1v1 Ladder
  • Games:
    
    • GAME 1 - Battle Islands V
      https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19496676
      
    • GAME 2 - New 1v1 Ladder
      https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19496682

  
  
• And a new game (and with it a quarterfinal match too) finished!
  Buns defeated Kicorse on Phobia SR too
  https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19185190
  and won (3:0) the battle of the English Titans! :)
  It seems, that after Buns's first blow (when he won with a surprising cluster pick on Macedonia) Kicorse cannot recover really.
  And we also got the answer that Kicorse is not invulnerable on the Tour :D
  Congrats Buns!
  
  
• The actual bracket now:
  
  
  
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQd7U1tMfi0b4JCF5ec8BkScRrdxCocllBONjC9UTDqPLCEsjlhYVgIH36huM45mY31qtkcECZm0X-h/pubhtml
  
  
• The ongoing games:
  
  • Round of 16
    
    • Muli vs. FiveStarGeneral (1:1)
      
      • GAME 3 - New 1v1 Ladder
        https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19185198
    • AI vs. ACL Tears (0:0)
      
      • GAME 1 - Battle Islands V
        https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19496676
        
      • GAME 2 - New 1v1 Ladder
        https://www.warzone.com/MultiPlayer?GameID=19496682
      
      

Edited 8/30/2019 04:54:50

:O oh wow didn't expect kicorse to get 3-0'ed.

It seems, that after Buns's first blow (when he won with a surprising cluster pick on Macedonia) Kicorse cannot recover really.

All three games had a cluster pick. The last one had two. Coverage is overrated. Congrats Buns.