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As you said, my second all EBBL game this week. Having had a pretty nice draw last season, and truthfully in some other seasons that I went deep into the tournament, I can't really complain. Plus both my games against EBBL opponents have been at the Nest so it could have been worse.

I also noticed that there are no bot vs bot games in this round so we'll see the last of the bots go out.

Plus both my games against EBBL opponents have been at the Nest so it could have been worse.

Not sure what kind of idiot doesn't know if he's at home or away but there you go. Still thought we'd have enough to win tonight but it wasn't to be. I felt the game shape and enthusiasm advantage would be enough but clearly was wrong. Not helped by fouls (Fallon and Mouchot, the others were too late to make a difference) and a lack of rebounding but those are the risks you take with fcp.

I'm pretty sure Deportivo's opponents on saturday will be happy they crunched tonight. ;)

5 d2 teams gone out to d3 opponents this round! Shows how hard it is to balance league and the cup I guess / how competitive most d2s are.

I won by 40 vs a d3 who'd won all his game this season on TIE. Before the game I worried about being crunched and his extra enthusiasm which made him just dangerous enough for me to normal...In the end he only normaled too.

Just 2 bots left, who gets lucky?

Just 2 bots left, who gets lucky?

I said there would be no bots after the last round. I couldn't even get that right, I'd only looked at the first page of fixtures. Whoops.

Seems js8 is too busy to do the tournament reports atm, shame - they're good. Someone else should have a go maybe.

Scares for Tata and Phx Warriors today! Some good teams have actually gone out too.

Composition of the last 32: 11 dI, 11 dII, 10 dIII. I'm sure not many would've predicted that even a split before the season.

I got through by 15 but it was pretty unimpressive. 4 out of 5 rounds I've been at home so far, can I get another one?

double posting coz why not.

Next round matchup highlights:
5 Sabre of Valiente - Galaxy Walkers 10
1 Tide of Fire - Phoenix Warriors 4
2 Tatatallfella - new jersey2 6
19 Doncaster Hawks - Lithuania BC 13
62 Extremadabra - M Dogs 23

3 more d1 matchups! Extremadabra who knocked out d1 opposition Deportivo San Andreas in the last round get the chance to knock out the team sitting bottom of the other side of the conference next week. Doncaster Hawks (the highest ranked d2 team) get d1 opposition also. That makes 4 teams who if the draw fell differently could expect to make the last 8 at least are going out, good news for those rooting for the outsiders. On that note, two d3 teams will be guaranteed to be in the last 16.

I don't get another home draw but instead get the lowest ranked team left, heh. You could say I'm feeling like someone needs to point me in the direction of some toast and peanut butter...



Last edited by Bergkamp at 3/24/2016 5:02:52 PM

Thanks for the report mate! What a set of matchups next week!

Double posts in a thread like this are fairly common and appropriate.

Though this one isn't!

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!