Q1 Predictions

1st-Poon Squad. Old Strat ME looks to be where this division will be won and lost. Luckily Poon Squad have Bayern to step up to the plate here. Bayern will have easy wins against most in this template, such as Omniscient from FCC, admittedly, there are some tough games against Milly and ACL Tears but I expect him to prevail.

2nd-FBG. Unfamiliar with this clan and its players but I expect them to do well.

3rd-Olympus. Very strong alt clan. Inside word is Hades is actually playing for them this year through his alt Hera.

4th-ACME. Really like this lineup. ACL Tears is a great player possibly the 2nd best in this division behind Bayern. ACL Tears efforts however will prove to be futile in a roster weighed down with simply stupid players such as Dr. Stupid.

5th-Hydra. Most are predicting this clan to do well. I like to think of myself as a hipster so I'll predict them to finish 5th. Benoit playing Deadmans Rome is really worrying, I hear he has little experience on this map therefore there is a solid chance Hydra go 0-6 in this crucial template.

6th-FCC. I expect this clan to suffer from what is commonly known as the Bayern Effect. Any clan who has triggered Bayern is doomed to choke all their CL9 games just like a certain person who has choked all their 1v1 ladder runs.

Q2 Predictions
I really have no idea who any of these clans are except for Corp and 7th Heaven. I know both these clans to be mediocre however so I predict all other clans to finish above them.

1st-German Warlords
2nd-Dutch NL
3rd-Preuben Garden
4th-Lu Fredd
5th-7th Heaven
6th-Corp


Q3 Predictions
1st-TJC. Can't see anyone being stronger than our alt clan, with retired greats such as Dunga, Latnox and Tyrion Lannister all playing for TJC this year. Our new talent Mpouroumpouroumpouroura will surely surprise a few this year, his exceptionally long name will surely give him an edge in Old Strat ME.


2nd-Hawks. Expect history to repeat itself here with Hawks once again finishing 2nd to TJC. I see Gazpacho is playing both Guiroma games that must mean he is great at the template, I predict he will sweep both.

3rd-DWF. Could've finished 1st if they had picked Apollo - everyone knows multilingual players have a natural advantage at warlight - instead they must pin all their promotion hopes on fireice.

4th-Apprentice. Have a strong feeling that Apprentice and Statisticians will tie for 4th this year. I recently caught wind of a plot that involved MotD making all the picks for the Deadmans Rome team, fortunately, just like MoD with Elitist Africa, Deadman is terrible at his own template and they will go 0-6 here.

4th-Statisticians. Could've claimed 4th outright if Jackie Treehorn like Math Wolf had been given a 2nd game. Unfortunately I hear there is some animosity between Jackie and Math Wolf. The glory seeker Math Wolf doesn't like sharing the spotlight and wants to drag his clan to promotion in a solo effort. These chemistry issues will destroy any chance of promotion they previously had.

6th-101st. In the words of the ever enlightened Boston, "Terrible clan. Terrible players. I can't see them winning a game." I agree with this sentiment. Hopefully this doesn't trigger Lynx.

Please mention me more, it makes me feel important.

Just waiting on JSA to comment now, then the circlejerk will be complete.

Really liking TJC to win Group Q3. This guy: https://www.warlight.net/Profile?p=1275133857 looks like a potential star.

Thats my main account, where did you find him?

I never reveal my sources.

Its alright, I'll ask your brother.

He is a star, but none of his opponents will have been around long enough to know him..... Except Math Wolf.

Place	Clan		Points
1.	Masters		163
2.	Turtles		154
3.	Lynx		152
4.	French		115
5.	ONE!   		101
6.	Outlaws		70
7.	Blitz		51

This is what I get when I fill in that scoresheet thingy, keep in mind that I'm obviously biased towards Turtles (although I tried to prevent as much bias possible).

1. Masters 190
2. Lynx 187
3. Turtles 154
4. French 103
5. ONE 93
6. Outlaws 76
7. Blitz 49

So I predicted ONE as coming 6th before. But I got them coming in 5th with the spreadsheet. Not too far off French either. Outlaws did worse than I first thought too, especially on the team games.

Small gap between masters and lynx, and I guess he gaps between French, ONE and Blitz aren't too big either. So I expect these are the positions that could change.

A:

1. Masters
2. Lynx
3. Outlaws (this clan is probably the top skilled both in casting and recruiting, awesome job there)
4. Turtles
5. French
6. ONE
7. Blitz

B:

1. MH (compare to CL8, we lost Farah and his cookies :'(, Smoove and his 2 days 23:59 hours turns, and more importantly our best players are playing only 1 tourney this season, so we can finish anywhere from 1 to 4 - well as a MH I can only be arrogant right ;-)) so..)
2. GG
3. WG
4. VS
5. SNinja
6. VIW
7. BIA

Q1:

1. Hydra
2. Acme
3. FCC
4. Poon
5. FBG
6. Olympus

Q2:

1. 7th
2. CORP
3. LuFredd
4. GW
5. Dutch
6. PG

Q3:

1. TJC (can we have a full list of alts ? I originally put them in 4 before knowing about some alts)
2. 101st
3. Apprentice
4. Stats (like groups A and B, top 4 order of this group will be exciting to follow)
5. DWF
6. Hawks

Edited 2/5/2017 03:49:28

@Mike "well as a MH I can only be arrogant right" lmao :D

Results of Predictions

Div A

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 	    1	       2	 3	   4	     5	       6	  7	 Responses	
Blitz	   2.70%      0%	0%	  0%	   24.32%    18.92%     54.05%	    37	
French	   8.11%      8.11%    13.51%    29.73%	   18.92%    18.92%      2.70%	    37	
Lynx	  21.05%     52.63%    18.42%     2.63%	    2.63%     2.63%      0%	    38	
Masters	  64.86%     21.62%    10.81%     0%	    0%	      0%	 2.70%	    37	
ONE	   0%	      2.70%     5.41%    16.22%	   24.32%    32.43%     18.92%	    37	
Outlaws	   2.70%      2.70%     2.70%    27.03%	   21.62%    21.62%     21.62%	    37	
Turtles	   2.70%     10.81%    48.65%    24.32%	    8.11%     5.41%      0%	    37	

Div B

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             1	        2	  3	    4	      5	        6	  7	 Responses
BIA	    0%	       0%	 2.70%	  10.81%     8.11%    29.73%	48.65%	    37	
GG	   78.38%     10.81%	 2.70%	   2.70%     0%	       2.70%	 2.70%	    37	
Mhunters   15.79%     34.21%	26.32%	  10.53%     7.89%     2.63%	 2.63%	    38	
Sninja	    0%	       2.70%	 5.41%	  13.51%    54.05%    10.81%	13.51%	    37	
VIW	    2.70%      5.41%	 2.70%	   0%	    16.22%    43.24%	29.73%	    37	
VS	    2.70%     18.92%	32.43%	  35.14%     2.70%     8.11%	 0%	    37	
WG	    2.70%     27.03%	27.03%	  27.03%    10.81%     2.70%	 2.70%	    37	

There was one clever person that chose only one option, but let me to not reveal it :D

Edited 2/7/2017 06:14:43

Someone predicted VIW to finish 1st :O. I bet it was AG and his dart board!

FYI my dartboard is always right 64% of the time.

underdogs ftw

Was going to do a full prediction but seems a little late now things have kicked off (and i cba) so i'll just do the most interesting division:

Q3
Apprentice
TJC
DWF
101st
Hawks
Statisticians

Comments: Hawks are being underated and i'd be surprised if they finish bottom;
Anyone could come out top or bottom here i think...

Edited 2/8/2017 14:59:37

„ i'd be surprised if they finish bottom“
„Anyone could come out (top or) bottom here i think“

Seems Math Wolf forgot to reveal his results :)

No, family party that I couldn't escape. I'm looking at them at the moment. ;-)