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ROUND FOUR SUMMARY
The fourth round saw the departure of last seasons finalist in Durham Wasps who was overcome by fellow EBBL team, Club Deportivo San Andres by a score of 108-96. Tatatallfella cruised past tough opposition in 14th seed, Triximos Tricks, to win by a margin of 31 points to book a place in the fifth round whilst all other EBBL sides made it through despite a close game for Camborne Crusaders who edged past division III side, Athletic Van Goof.

ROUND FIVE SUMMARY
The fifth round saw a further two teams crash out as Bethnal Green Erks lost to fellow EBBL side, Camborne Crusaders by a score of 94-75 along with Extremadabra defeating Club Deportivo San Andres by a margin of 23. Credit has to go to division III side, Hereford Bulls, who pushed Tatatallfella all the way with the latter winning by 9 points thanks to a strong last quarter.

The sixth round will see three match ups between EBBL sides in what looks an absolutely enthralling round. Top seed, Tide of Fire, will travel to the home of Phoenix Warriors, whereas new jersey2 host former champion, Tatatallfella and Galaxy Walkers take on Sabre of Valiente in the other game. There is also other games to get excited about with Lithuania BC hosting a strong division II side in Doncaster Hawks and Extremadabra looking to knock out an EBBL opponent for consecutive rounds after drawing M Dogs.

Teams are as follows:
EBBL (11/16)
II.1 (3/16)
II.2 (3/16)
II.3 (2/16)
II.4 (3/16)

Good luck to all teams on Thursday.

Note: Thanks go out to Arsenal 98 for continuing with the reports, work seems to be non stop at the moment and I'm just not getting enough time to do these but I will continue to do them and try my best to deliver them between rounds. Thanks to all of you for your understanding.

18 more minutes!

Absolute joke of a performance. About to go all Kevin Borseth here , grab a feckin board you mutants (90270547)

Pure greed has taken me out for 2nd year in a row. Absolutely no need to TIE that game , should have normaled.

Last edited by DanielPaton at 3/31/2016 3:45:33 PM

ROUND SIX SUMMARY
The three EBBL games lived up to expectation with all encounters producing some high quality basketball. Tide of Fire battered Phoenix Warriors who put out a weakened lineup whereas the other two games were much closer. new jersey2 won against Tatatallfella in an edgy match with the former winning by a score of 105-95. The game between Sabre of Valiente and Galaxy Walkers proved to be even closer with the former producing a good last quarter performance to book a spot in the last 16 winning by a margin of 8. Only one EBBL didn't make it through with Halucagenic Dayglo losing to 118th seed, london tower, by a score of 108-121 meaning Lithuania BC defeated Doncaster Hawks and M Dogs beat Extramadabra.

The last 16 promises the action will continue with Tide of Fire coming up against an EBBL side in consecutive rounds, travelling to Camborne Crusaders. There is also another EBBL match-up with new jersey2 hosting Lithuania BC. Los Mikitos and Sabre of Valiente also face challenging opposition with the former travelling to Arsenal 98 and the latter playing against Kotwa.

Teams are as follows:
EBBL (7/16)
II.1 (3/16)
II.2 (1/16)
II.3 (1/16)
II.4 (2/16)

Good luck to all teams.

ROUND SEVEN SUMMARY
The round of the last 16 saw two eagerly anticipated match ups between EBBL sides which saw both home teams come out victorious to guarantee a spot in the quarter finals of this seasons cup as Camborne Crusaders produced a fantastic display to edge out favourites, Tide of Fire, by a score of 82-95 whereas new jersey2 defeated Lithuania BC by a margin of 15 to make the most of the home advantage. Another EBBL's team cup run also come to an end tonight with M Dogs losing to division II side, T20 Cricketers, by a score of 96-74 to give hope to the division II faithful. Los Mikitos and Sabre of Valiente overcome there challenge of facing division II opposition by defeating Arsenal 98 and Kotwa respectively.

The draw for the quarter finals dents the chances and the hope's for the community of seeing a division II team win the cup as all EBBL sides avoiding each other and left division II sides facing uphill challenges on Thursday. The pick of the four match ups sees holders, Los Mikitos, face up against Kapsakus. All the other games will also be closely contested as Silent Hill. play Camborne Crusaders, new jersey2 are matched up against Spoiled and the T20 Cricketers face off against Sabre of Valiente.

Teams are as follows:
EBBL (4/16)
II.1 (2/16)
II.2 (0/16)
II.3 (1/16)
II.4 (1/16)

Good luck to all teams.

Shocked to see Vecx go out, I thought he was nailed on for the tournament, so well done to Cranston for the upset.

QUARTER FINALS SUMMARY
The quarter finals saw all four fixtures have an EBBL side compete against a division II side, with both bidding to make the semi finals. The games saw all the favourites prevail with none of the division II sides able to keep in touch with the class of the top division sides. Silent Hill were closest in causing an upset against Camborne Crusaders but the latter delivered a terrific second quarter display to win 88-103. The T20 Cricketers were the next closest but never really troubled Sabre Of Valiente who run out comfortable winners by a margin of 26 whilst the other two games saw the EBBL sides, new jersey2 and Los Mikitos, run out victorious in excess of 40 points.

The draw for the semis saw four EBBL teams left standing, featuring two from each conference. As it happens, both games are inter-conference battles as Camborne Crusaders play new jersey2 and Los Mikitos bid to become the fifth team to win back-to-back cups but have Sabre of Valiente standing in their tracks.

Teams are as follows:
EBBL (4/16)
II.1 (0/16)
II.2 (0/16)
II.3 (0/16)
II.4 (0/16)

Good luck to the four remaining teams.

Damn, set my lineup early and neglected to change it, probably could have won if I didn't play 2-3 ;(

SEMI-FINAL SUMMARY
The semis consisted of four strong EBBL sides bidding for a place in this years national tournament final. Only one of the previous four have ever reached the final, with last seasons winner Los Mikitos achieving that. The game between Sabre of Valiente and Los Mikitos saw both teams go hammer and tong at each other all game with the latter going through to book his place in consecutive finals despite the best efforts of Alcide Steffan who amassed 48 points. The other game saw new jersey2 compete against Camborne Crusaders in what was another great match up with the former displaying an illustrious performance in the second half to win by a score of 123-109 with Alencar Fu putting into a star-studded performance, bagging 52 points which included 11 three-pointers.

That means this season's final see's the battle of two sides from the Great 8 conference in the EBBL with Los Mikitos matching up against new jersey2. Los Mikitos will be looking to become the fifth team to win consecutive cups whilst the latter will be competing in their first ever tournament final. Good luck to both teams in what should be a superb game.

Good luck to the two finalists. :)

Great final, congrats to both teams but we're in the age of the monkey...