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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.08 03:00:00 -
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Edited by: el caido on 08/02/2008 03:34:18
Statistical breakdown for the geeks out there:
ships flown vs victorious ships pie-charts
With less than a dozen matches remaining in the tournament, there are a few trends upon which to comment. Although Gallente combat boats (Vex and Rax) are the most popular ships, the Rupture is by far the most successful. The most common pairing was the Rup/Rax.
The Moas in the tourney performed very poorly, so the upcoming +1 turret buff is definitely welcome. Personally, I think the Omen post-buff would have made this tourney much more exciting, but I guess we shall see the effects next year. :)
I found it interesting that a Cara paired with a different ship often ended in defeat. However, a pairing of two Caras proved very successful for a number of teams. Blackbirds performed as expected, as ECM was a powerful focal point in the strategy in this tourney.
Drones, however, were by far the strongest weapon in the tourney. Often the deployment and counter-attacks with drones turned the tide in a battle. Sentries, however, did not have a strong showing - mostly due to poor strategy. And as expected, many strategies were also dependent on speed - from fittings, overheating AB/MWD, and implants.
One team in particular decided to field a pair of Bellis and did rather well, considering. But overall, the lighter EW boats like the Belli and Cele did not have a high survival rate. Support vessels such as the Ossy also tended to fail miserably ... and no one has dared to fly an Exequoror, Scythe, or Augoror. Stabbers also had a poor showing, but that can be mostly attributed to the design of the tournament rather than a lack of usefulness.
And I cannot help but to notice that despite the small number of Amarr vessels in the tourney, they proved themselves as rather successful ... especially considering the sentiment much of the galaxy holds towards their ships in an 'even' match like this. The Arbitrator in particular had a strong showing, but the Maller was a bit of a curiosity. It was flown exceptionally by some pilots and not so well by others. Whether it was due to certain pilots overestimating its abilities or opponents properly-fit to withstand lasers is pure speculation. Regardless, Amarr cruisers were definitely more successful than Caldari; draw from this whatever conclusions you like ...
And finally, I am pleased to say that greater team age did not always translate into certain victory. In fact, 83 matches resulted in the older team's victory, and 78 in the younger team's victory. This is fairly close, and can be attributed mostly to the sheer density of the tournament (the first few rounds had teams of almost exactly the same age facing each other), the 'twelve month rule' penalty, and smart tactics (the youngest team progessing into the final 16, for instance).
I hope this quenched the thirst of the geeks in the audience. The finals are fast-approaching (this weekend), and I wish the remaining teams much luck!
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.08 04:57:00 -
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Ararius (Rupture) and Kelevraen (Thorax) defeat ddemec (Rupture) and ev1ld (Vexor) in an astoundingly close 2:35. Amongst a lethal swarm of drones, Kel popped first, followed shortly by ddemec. And after a brutal trade of blows, Ararius was barely able to out-tank ev1ld. Definitely one of the closest matches of the tournament.
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Kelevraen
Caldari
Earned In Blood
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Posted - 2008.02.08 06:19:00 -
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That match was extremely close and I enjoyed every single moment of it. We both enjoyed it and I salute our opponents for bringing out an almost perfectly-even match. It was definitely a brutal slug fest. :D
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jna
Caldari
Black Ash Enterprises
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Posted - 2008.02.08 06:44:00 -
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Is there no stopping this team?!
Dacril (Caracal) and Lysabel (Caracal)
defeat
FlyinPenguin (Rupture) and SherrifFruitfly (Blackbird)
in 4 minutes 46 seconds.
Lysabel and Penguin popped almost simultaneously after Penguin had got close enough to be effective, then it came down to a Cara vs BB battle. Sarutobi did fraps (hosted by siigari) tyvm to both, which can be found here: http://www.siigarikitawa.com/sak2v2/
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.08 21:48:00 -
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Jude Kopenhagen (Rupture) and Vanden (Arbitrator) defeat Jykoth (Blackbird) and Twigsta (Thorax) in 4:00. Jude and Vanden have continued to impress with exceptional piloting and have proven to be a tough team to beat.
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.10 00:09:00 -
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First semi-final match ended with Birkir (Arbitrator) and Ciprian (Arbitrator) defeating Jude Kopenhagen (Rupture) and Vanden (Arbitrator) in approximately 9 minutes. The pair of nano-fit Arbis again dominated with evasion tactics, and there was little Jude and Van could do to catch them.
At one point Vanden lured Birk and Cip to overshoot him and force them out of the arena by a small margin, but they immediately returned as per my warnings, not effecting the progress of the combat. This tactic was clever, but because Birk and Cip did not do it intentionally, immediately responded, and the spirit of the tournament is the fighting and not the pithy artificial rules ... I let it play out.
Congratulations to Birk and Cip for advancing into the finals. Jude and Van are not going home empty-handed; they were awarded the 250 million ISK third prize!
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.10 17:43:00 -
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Amon Nagira (Vexor) and d dark (Rupture) defeat Sterrus (Vexor) and Reana Niks (Vexor) in 9:40. A great defensive strategy from the pair of Vexors put a major hurt on the drones of Amon and dark ... but after many arduous minutes of fighting, Amon and dark swooped in and were able to turn the tide very quickly. Good show!
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.10 20:13:00 -
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Amon Nagira (Vexor) and d dark (Rupture) defeat Kuzya Morozov (Vexor) and Cautet (Blackbird) in an absolutely thrilling semi-final match lasting 5:20. Both teams had outstanding pilots and were about to adjust their tactics on-the-fly. However, Cautet's Blackbird simply could withstand the Rupture's direct fire and fell once dark was in range. Kuzya then put up a great fight, almost taking down Amon before he popped in turn.
Exceptional fight, and congratulations to everyone for advancing so far!
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.10 21:11:00 -
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Edited by: el caido on 10/02/2008 21:11:27
In the highly-anticipated final match, Birkir (Arbitrator) and Ciprian (Arbitrator) defeat Amon Nagira (Vexor) and d dark (Rupture) in 6:30. A thoroughly-exceptional match of two very proven teams ... but the pair of Arbis once again proved uncatchable. 750 million ISK rewarded to Amon and dark, and the grand prize of 2 billion ISK to the phenominal duo of Cip and Birk - our 2008 teamed cruiser tournament champions!
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Ciprian
Amarr
Thundercats
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.10 21:32:00 -
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I just want to say thx to ppl who organised this tourney.Gratz to everyone we fought and everyone who was a part of this 15-day fun :).
Allso thx to Thundercats corp and our CEO Centarius who actually payed for ships that we used and for the tourney enterance fee .
And I'm very gratefull to all who had helped especialy to GIVE me from Blood Covenant corporation for advices and support, thanks m8
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Birkir
Thundercats
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.10 21:33:00 -
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On behalf of Ciprian and myself we would like to thank El Caido and the whole SAK crew for making this Tournament happen. It was run very professionally and to copmpete against such skilled teams was a joy and pleasure.
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Konfuchie
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Posted - 2008.02.10 22:02:00 -
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Gr8 team, gr8 achivement. I had my doubts but you have proven me wrong, and I'm sincerely happy you did.
Nice to know you IRL, and fly with you in game GIVE me and Ciprian, I hope Birkir will visit us soon. :)
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Amon Nagira
Duty.
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Posted - 2008.02.10 22:04:00 -
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I'd also like to thank el caido for a fantastic event that has allowed him WAY too little sleep for the past 2 weeks :D
I'd also like to say a big congratulations to Birkir and Ciprian, against whom we really felt our age. well deserved winners!
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Cautet
North Siders
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Posted - 2008.02.11 00:57:00 -
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Wanted to say thank you so much to the organizers for this. Was amazing to take part in.
Were some great pilots and some great tactics, and it was interesting to see some very effective ways in which T1 cruisers can be utilised.
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Ezekiel Sulastin
Gallente
Eve University
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Posted - 2008.02.11 03:50:00 -
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I had a fun time in the 3 matches I got to fight in.
Thanks for the tourney, and grats to the winners :)
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Aves
Jazz Associates
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Posted - 2008.02.11 04:07:00 -
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Congrats, Birkir and Ciprian.
Thanks for the Tourney, el caido and co. It was fun.
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ManOfLeisure
Keel Hauler's Inc.
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Posted - 2008.02.11 04:25:00 -
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I'd like to congratulate Birkir and Ciprian for winning and Amon Nagira and d dark for their participation. An impressive display of technique and discipline on both teams to have overcome all the obstacles and interference they did to get there.
EVE dictionary defines Badass Mofo's as: the 2v2 Cruiser Tourney winners,...
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SheriffFruitfly
Caldari
FlyinPenguin Enterprises
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Posted - 2008.02.11 06:17:00 -
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Grats to all the contestants - and thanks to the organizers for putting this on. Was my first tournament, and was a great time!
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el caido
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Posted - 2008.02.11 21:05:00 -
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Edited by: el caido on 11/02/2008 21:05:23
The tournament is concluded and a final summary can be found on the SAK EVEnts website. A lot of great strategies and exciting fights from many many teams. I hope everyone went home with at the very least a good time and a lesson or two learned. ;) I am proud of the turnout, and I hope this rejuvenates the EVE community to hold bigger and better capsuleer-run events in the future. Thanks to everyone for being responsible and honorable during the course of the competition, and for diplomatically solving what few problems that did arise.
For those of you who wish to be added to the SAK EVEnts mailing list, EVEmail me requesting such. And stay tuned for future video highlights of the tournament to be posted here and on the website linked above. And if you pass me sometime in local, be sure to wave. ;) Fly safe everyone.
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ISD Deckard Bishop
ISD Interstellar Correspondents
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Posted - 2008.02.11 21:50:00 -
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My congratulations to all who took part, both combatants and the staff.
Looking forward to the next tournament!
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d dark
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Posted - 2008.02.12 00:08:00 -
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thanks alot for letting us be involved in a very hard fought and very fun competition. hope we have proved what duty corporation are made of with 2nd and 3rd in the competition with our 2 teams.
we really had to do our home work on a few teams and came unstuck in the final against a much more skill opponent 3 times our age but worth every minute. would be very happy to return and do it all again.
special thanks to el c and the other refs who was there throughout and will continue to get a wave in local from now.
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jna
Caldari
Black Ash Enterprises
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Posted - 2008.02.12 11:07:00 -
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Many, many congratulations to Birkir and Ciprian for winning, as well as to all those who won prizes in the tournament. I was very sorry to have missed the finals day, and am eager to watch the fraps. Congrats also go to DUTY. for getting 2 teams into the final 4 - a great achievement.
I'd also like to take this opportuntity to extend a special thank-you to everyone who participated in this tournament - it was all you guys duking it out over the 2 weeks that made the whole tournament such a success.
Final word of thanks to ISD whose mention of the tournament before it began certainly boosted its profile - and especially to Deck, whose presence as an observer at many matches was appreciated by both the referees and the combatants.
Until next time then o>
jna
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Cautet
North Siders
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Posted - 2008.02.12 17:57:00 -
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Fraps of the Final can be found in Eve Video part of the forums:
http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=703350
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Zun Szu
Amarr
CounterMand
Nocturnal Legion
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Posted - 2008.02.13 16:33:00 -
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I would love to know the Arbi loadouts they were using if they are out there somewhere. 
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