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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Chaos Cup 2015 - Are You Ready?

Chaos Cup 2015 is just days away?  According to Tournament Organizer, Rowdykatie, there are 69 players pre-registered for Chaos Cup 2015.  If no one showed up at the door (highly unlikely) this would be the 4th largest CC in history.  There isn't any history of this event that the website doesn't cover (Huge props to Jonny P).

I can't write anything here that could excite the BB masses anymore.  But I'm pretty jazzed about the pre-reg swag.  Here is all the cool stuff they get.  Also there is an extensive list of awards players could win.

AWARDS (Tournament Organizer will break any ties)
–Champion ‐ Winner of Top Table in Round 6
–2nd Place ‐ Loser of the Top Table round 6
–3rd Place – Highest ranked coach that wasn’t at the Top Table
–Best Defense ‐ Team that allowed the fewest TDs (that did not win 1st‐3rd)
–Best Offense ‐ Team that scored the most TDs (that did not win 1st‐3rd)
–Most Brutal ‐ Team that inflicted the most Casualties from Blocking (that did not win 1st‐3rd)
–I Am Chaos Award – Highest ranked coach using CHAOS, CHAOS PACT, NURGLE, UNDERWORLD, CHAOS DWARFS
–Best Comeback – Highest increase in standings after Round 2
–Farthest Traveled Overall – Given to coach who traveled the furthest
–Farthest Traveled US Coach – Given to coach who traveled the furthest within the US
–Stunty Cup – Winner of the round 6 Stunty Cup match
–Halfling, Goblin, Ogre, Lizardmen with no Saurus, Underworld with no Skaven
–No star players are allowed for the above mentioned Lizardmen and Underworld teams
–Best Sportsman ‐ Best Sportsman as voted on by your peers
–Wooden Spoon ‐ Coach that finished ranked lowest

Rumors floating around the inter-webs are that there will be a greater than normal number of stunty entrants.  This years theme race is the Chaos Dwarfs and they should be well represented too.  I posed the question on Twitter of who the winning race will be... and I got a very, very limited response.  So who do you think will take it?

Here are my guesses.

-  1st:  Dark Elves
-  2nd:  Amazons
-  3rd:  Chaos Dwarfs
-  Best D:  Undead
-  Best O:  Skaven
-  Brutal:  Dwarfs
-  I Am Chaos:  Pact
-  Best Comeback:  Lizardmen
-  Stunty Cup:  Halflings
-  Wooden Spoon:  Ogres

10 chances, I will probably get 0 right - if you beat me I'll put your name in a drawing to win... something... I'll post when I figure it out.  It'll be Blood Bowl related.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Chaos Cup All-time Stats, Part 5

Chaos Cup 2015 is just around the corner.  Coaches are deciding what teams to bring and what skills to put on their players.  Grither looks to defend his crown against what is usually the largest field for any US Blood Bowl tourney. The Chaos Cup website has all the information on the tournament you’ll ever need.

In 2014 the torch was passed to Katie Muzik to be the leader of the Chaos Cup Committee.  2015 will be her first full year running the event.

Round 5

Miscellaneous 

Chaos Attendance 
Andy Welton 12
Bryan Mitchell, 11
Dean Peletis, 10

Best Average Finish (7 tournament minimum) *
Aron Wisneski    13.4 average finish, 9 Tournaments
Craig Grubner     14.3, 7
Matt Vanderby    14.6, 7
Andy Welton      15.1, 12
Nathan Wells      17.3, 8
Katie Muzik        19.8, 8
Jon Peletis           20.9, 7
Brian Crenshaw  24.9, 8
Bryan Mitchell    25.1, 11
Ethan Rippon      25.6, 9
Tom Rumery       28, 8
Dean Peletis        29.8, 10
Philip Bonarek    29.9, 9
Mike Muller        34, 7

Best Average Finish (3-6 tournaments played) *
Gavin Sutton        2.5, 4
Frank Bradford    4, 5
Bryan Tew           4.8, 5
Jeremy Mares      6, 3

* I realize the amount of players at a given tournament can skew the results but you can only beat who's there.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Chaos Cup All-time Stats, Part 4

Chaos Cup 2015 is just around the corner.  Coaches are deciding what teams to bring and what skills to put on their players.  Grither looks to defend his crown against what is usually the largest field for any US Blood Bowl tourney. The Chaos Cup website has all the information on the tournament you’ll ever need.

2011 saw a change in the tournament organizer position to Jonny P.  The results he posted include the casualties.  All stats on this list come from 2011 and after except where noted.

Round 4

Casualties

Most Casualties by Champion*
24 - 2012 David Laurent, Chaos Dwarfs


Most Casualties*
34 - 2013 Chance Kirchof, Ogres
28 - 2011 Bryan Mitchell, Chaos Pact
27 - 2012 Bryan Tew, Norse
26 - 2013 Bryan Tew, Chaos Dwarfs
25 - 2013 Wes Jedlicka, Norse
24 - 2013 Jonathan Colon, Lizardmen
24 - 2012 David Laurent, Chaos Dwarfs
22 - 2014 Joe Hainstock, Norse
21 - 2014 Bryan Mitchell, Dwarfs
21 - 2013 Andy Welton, Dwarfs
21 - 2011 Jeff Ridenour, Norse
21 - 2003 Bill Mousadakos, ? **
20 - 2014 Randall Davis, Ogres
20 - 2013 Alex Ely, Norse
20 - 2014 Paul Gegg, Norse

*all results 2003, 2011 and later
**2003 no race provided

Monday, August 24, 2015

Chaos Cup All-time Stats, Part 3

Chaos Cup 2015 is just around the corner.  Coaches are deciding what teams to bring and what skills to put on their players.  Grither looks to defend his crown against what is usually the largest field for any US Blood Bowl tourney. The Chaos Cup website has all the information on the tournament you’ll ever need.

2011 saw a change in the tournament organizer position to Jonny P.  The results he posted include the touchdowns for and against.  All stats on this list come from 2011 and after except where noted.

Round 3

Touchdowns

Most TD's Scored by a Champion*
13 - 2011 Frank Bradford, Fargin Angry Birds, Wood Elves

Fewest TD's Allowed by a Champion*
2 - 2011, 2012 & 2014

Most TD's Scored*
17 - 2012 Charles Gollob, Wood Elves
16 - 2011 Tim Driscoll, Skaven
15 - 2013 Grant Hallas, Wood Elves
15 - 2012 Andy Brandt, Skaven
15 - 2012 Colin Keillar, Wood Elves

Fewest TD's Allowed*
0 - 2012 Kare Foged, Amazons
1 - 2014 Nate Beem, Dark Elves
1 - 2011 Scott Tipping, Dwarfs
2 - 2014 Bryan Tew, Chaos Dwarfs
2 - 2014 Matthew Vanderby, Amazons
2 - 2014 Philip Pearson, Lizardmen
2 - 2013 Solomon Knicely, Undead
2 - 2012 Mathew Hreljac, Undead
2 - 2012 Laurent David, Chaos Dwarfs
2 - 2012 Katie Muzik, Dwarfs
2 - 2011 Frank Bradford, Wood Elves

*all results 2011 and later


Thursday, August 20, 2015

Chaos Cup All-time Stats, Part 2

Chaos Cup 2015 is just around the corner.  Coaches are deciding what teams to bring and what skills to put on their players.  Grither looks to defend his crown against what is usually the largest field for any US Blood Bowl tourney. The Chaos Cup website has all the information on the tournament you’ll ever need.

We’re using the results tab from the Chaos Cup website.  The results from 2003 do not include racial break downs and are being excluded from lists where that information is used.

Round 2

Attendance
Total Coaches 572
Highest Attendance - 2014, 94 coaches
Lowest Attendance - 2005, 18 coaches

Race
Most Played - Orcs 67
Least Played - Vampires 2
Most Championship Won - Amazons 2, Chaos Dwarfs 2

Average Finish (top ten most played teams and ties)
Amazon 18 (8th)
Chaos Dwarfs 21.5 (6th)
Norse 24.14 (3rd)
Wood Elves 24.42 (t. 10th)
Dark Elves 24.75 (t. 10th)
Undead 25.06 (5th)
Dwarfs 26.37 (2nd)
Orcs 29.01 (1st)
Skaven 33.76 (4th)
Humans 37.19 (7th)

Best Finish by Race
Chaos Dwarfs 1/94
Undead 1/74
Wood Elves 1/56
Lizardmen 1/50
Norse 2/94
Dwarfs 1/38
Amazons 1/34
Humans 1/30
Orc 2/56
Dark Elves 1/18 (4/94, stat. best)
Khemri 1/22
Slann 2/34
Elf 6/74
Skaven 2/22
Chaos Pact 9/94
Vampire 10/74
Chaos 13/74
Necro 10/56
High Elf 9/30
Goblin 6/18
Nurgle 25/30 (26/74, stat best)
Ogre 11/22
Underworld 17/34.
Halfling 12/18 (11/22, stat. best)