Bowl 2: 28 April 2013

[Gonzap]

we lacked of an official response from SP whether or not they forfeit their spot or not. Sucks for phoenix tbh.

[Bytes]

When I asked for confirmation on here I just got told that sp were playing no matter what so...

[Bytes]

Gz CT! Can't have done much good for your stress levels though!!!

[Titanoboa]

Gz CT! Gm's mYm and CT.

Really close, fun finals

[Word]

In SP's defense, everyone knows they currently struggle with inactivity and getting their stuff organized.

Congratz CT! Thanks for getting the commentary and stream together.

[sinewav]

Congratulations Crazy Tronners!
You are the best team of the 2012-2013 Ladle season.

I want to thank everyone who contributed, especially Liz for streaming, and Elmo and Dreadlord for their help commentating. I especially thank all the teams who played hard and made this event successful. Those final few minutes were amazing. Hope to see everyone here next year.

[pike]

Whoa, what a final. Gz CT! Nt RT!

Thanks for organizing this Sinewav, it sucked a bit that some teams didn't have 6 players, but in the end this was great tournament.
Nice stream and commentary too from Liz, Sine and Dread.

Liz: your mic was fine

[Vogue]

At first I started questioning the bowl rules as well because some players got left out, but in the end, it definitely proved that Sine made some good rules. Longlasting teams with loyal players got in the finals, while clans that didn't fare so well failed early on. Congrats CT!

PS: For some reason I don't see any recorded videos on my twitch account other than MYM vs RZ/R, hoping they'll upload soon, otherwise idk what happened..

[J Dawg]

Gms R, Revolver, and Rd!!!! Too close for comfort with that last one R

[Gonzap]

Don't worry Liz the videos are there!

Thank you all, it was a great tourney, and it was really fun to play and to watch. Looking forward for the ladle 69 with the sexy number. Sexy Tronners on board!

[Nagi]

Gz CT!

Shame on you SP, you didn't inform us

[sinewav]

Shame on you SP, you didn't inform us

Hey, I wouldn't give Speeders a hard time. It's too bad Phoenix couldn't play but the reality is they only have themselves to blame. Speeders rightfully gained their spot in Bowl. In the future we will probably have a provision that disqualifies teams with incomplete rosters, but I don't want to see any more shaming of Speeders in this thread.

Letting Phoenix play might have been more fun. It would have increased participation, but that's not the aim of the Bowl. The Bowl is about finding the best team of the season, not about increasing participation. That is what Ladle and every other Fortress tournament is for.

Rather than give SP a hard time, let us celebrate the amazing performances by CT, Rogues, and Revolver. The number of nail-biting comebacks and lead-changes was at an all-time high Sunday.

[Z-Man]

Congratulations CT!

Recordings:
final_aotus_ct_vs_rt.aarec 46808kb 5100s

semi_aotus_ct_vs_rev.aarec 31864kb 3205s

opening_semi_aotuk_rrz_vs_mym_vs_rt.aarec 36136kb 4683s (All in one, missed the switch; semi starts around T=3000s)

[Z-Man]

opening_aotus_red_vs_ct_beginning.aarec 11264kb 1676s
opening_z_ct_vs_red_rest.aarec 4768kb 614s (missed most of it)

And another one in two parts:
opening_ctliv_unk_vs_rev_beginning.aarec 39772kb 3928s
opening_aotus_unk_vs_rev_match3.aarec 9764kb 1043s

[Pr3]

I think there's a problem with http://armagetron.kicks-ass.net Zman. Gz Ct!