Earth Rumble VII Skud Pai Sho Tournament

[Cannoli]

"As a dog returns to his own vomit,
So a fool repeats his folly.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him."

Here we are at a precipice once again! After a one day extension the rounds are ending and a new round is set to kick off! The L bracket still has a bit of a march before the finals and it is going to be a wild slugfest to see who is worthy to face the W bracket champ also soon to be decided! We did see a match completed yesterday and Cannoli is here with the report!

"Lost in this world total stranger
Death by the sword a common danger
You know that everything is not what it seems
March on all night forever searching
Daylight ahead is only lurking
Break through the walls and use the power of your dreams"



WINNERS BRACKET ROUND 5

Liam_Keaggy13’s match with SpinxKreuz was spectacularly clever, and it’s definitely one to go watch if you haven’t seen it already! Spinx began the game with his trusty 4-5 opener, which Liam mirrored for the first couple of turns. Yet while Spinx went for the traditional fast opener, Liam planted a lotus as his third flower rather than a white 5, and subsequently brought out his orchid. This was a risky move, since if Spinx was able to consistently make win threats, Liam might get stuck behind without the ability to form a ring. Yet Liam’s gamble paid off, and he was able to safely get his orchid out of the gate, using the next couple of turns to plant the necessary tiles as Spinx continued to slowly work on his ring. On turn 10, Spinx made his first proper win threat, which Liam blocked on harmony bonus, bringing a lily out of the southern gate to do so. Spinx then threatened to capture Liam’s Northern lily, but by then it was too late, and Liam unveiled his plan, sneakily wheeling away Spinx’s basic block on harmony bonus to win the game!

Life has unfortunately gotten too busy for Tree, and he has had to withdraw from the tournament. PaiShoAce will therefore advance to the next round by default.

-Cannoli and BaronAlbatross