Bench World Cup 2014

[Saruyama 1]

In this round of matches, Uruguay does a number on Kintamayama, and Kaiomitsuki. Kintamayama need France to lose, or else his chain breaks on the first spot. Kaiomitsuki is guaranteed a break at spot number 2, but can still be saved by the results of Leonishiki's gamble match.

On a side note, the results of the Japan vs. Ivory Coast match have saddened me.

Kotononami vs Kintamayama

Kotononami:
1.France, 2.Argentina ®, 3.Russia, 4.Mexico, 5.Ecuador, (X) 6.Greece, 7.Portugal, 8.Costa Rica ©, 9.Netherlands, 10.South Korea
vs
Kintamayama:
1.Uruguay, 2.Chile ©, 3.Mexico, 4.Brazil, 5.Russia, (X) 6.Greece, 7.Italy, 8.South Korea, 9.Bosnia ®, 10.Algeria

Kaiomitsuki vs Leonishiki

Kaiomitsuki: "Hola ! la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la... la la la ... la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la..." (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, colombian philosopher)

1.France, 2.Uruguay, 3.Mexico, 4.Germany ©, 5.Netherlands, 6.Japan, 7.South Korea, 8.Greece, 9.Iran ®, 10.Bosnia
vs
Leonishiki: "Let's go for my first win in this championship!! Go Nigeria!!!"
1.Nigeria ®, 2.Chile, 3.Brazil, 4.Switzerland, 5.Ivory Coast, 6.Ghana, 7.Italy, 8.Costa Rica, 9.Cameroon, 10.Portugal ©

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

_{Well, my round-one Group G refioiji duties now involve only finalising the scores as BOTH Pitinosato and Domichi were destroyed on the very first line by Uruguay's shock defeat to Costa Rica. Well done to Kuroimori and Kamogawa for remarkably easy wins. They'll now be going for goals to bulk up that goal difference, which may come in useful later.}

_Pitinosato:

_{1. Uruguay}

_{2. Switzerland}

_{3. Germany ®}

_{4. Colombia}

_{5. Iran ©}

_{6. Italy}

_{7. South Korea}

_{8. Greece}

_{9. Croatia}

_{10. Bosnia}

_Kuroimori:

_{1 Mexico
2 Brazil
3 Colombia
4 Nigeria ©
5 Russia
6 Ecuador
7 Italy
8 Portugal ®
9 Cameroon
10 Costa Rica}

_{The colours here say it all: Kuroimori has five winners out of six, Pitinosato has only one out of five...has really been let down by his team. The score is currently 1-0 to Kuroimori but it could well go a lot higher.}

_Kamogawa:

_{1. Brazil}

_{2. Italy}

_{3. Ghana ®}

_{4. Ivory Coast}

_{5. Cameroon}

_{6. Colombia ©}

_{7. England}

_{8. USA}

_{9. Japan}

_{10. Costa Rica}

_Domichi:

<sub>1. Uruguay ©
2. Brazil
3. Belgium
4. Mexico
5. Colombia
6. USA ®
7. Russia
8. Iran
9. Bosnia
10. South Korea</sub>

This match was a lot closer, in that Domichi would probably have won if Uruguay had...so he will join a large graveyard of round-one players royally screwed by either Spain or Uruguay. Currently 1-0 and this is indeed quite likely to be the final score.

Don't forget, Group G players...the deadline for Round 2 is 6 hours before.

Edited June 15, 2014 by Pandaazuma

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Some real surprises so far in this World Cup. I missed the Colombia and Uruguay games sleeping but I thought Italy were lucky...they look very average to me...and Ivory Coast deserved the win as Japan failed to turn up in the second half.

My big gamble of Japan backfired spectacularly in the Bench game, just as I predicted in the comments, so the best I can do now is a 0-0. Still, given the massive advantage my opponent had with Chile, I'd have taken that before the round started if it had been offered. I've also got a decent chance of pulling it off as I only need Nigeria to beat Iran (very possible) and USA not to win (also very possible)...although in this World Cup, who knows??

[Andonishiki 170]

Achiyama, I might have missed it, but I cant find Group A comments

pls enlighten me !

adjusted prediction for the finals:

Columbia vs Costa Rica - PURA VIDA :0))

[shimodahito 317]

good day all,

GROUP E, ROUND 1, DAY 3 results and comments:

..........CHABONOWAKA.........................CHIJANOFUJI..........

BRA.....República Federativa do Brasil...1...República Argentina.......................ARG

Day 1: BRA gives Chabonowaka a win in his top slot and praise for the officiating.

URU.....República Oriental del Uruguay...2...République française......................FRA

Day 3: Chabonowaka's confidence slips.

MEX...........Estados Unidos Mexicanos...3...República Oriental del Uruguay............URU

Day 2: MEX's win has Chabonowaka feeling confident.

Day 3: The URU loss has Chijanofuji smiling because he put them at #3, while his opponent put them at #2. But if the match reaches the #3 picks, Chabonowaka would win so he pours his second beer, a fine Mexican craft -- Minerva Imperial Tequila Ale.

ECU............República del Ecuador ®...4...® Confoederatio Helvetica.................SUI

ITA................Repubblica italiana...5...Federal Republic of Nigeria...............NGR

Day 3: Good news for Chabonowaka, but only if his chain isn't broken by his #2 pick.

USA...........United States of America...6...Nederland.................................NED

Day 2: Chijanofuji gets a win on his line-up, but not high enough to celebrate.

SUI............Confoederatio Helvetica...7...الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية....ALG

NED........................Nederland ©...8...République du Cameroun....................CMR

Day 2: A NED win and CMR loss has Chabanowaka pouring a Dutch craft -- Rooie Dop Double Oatmeal Stout Bourbon Barrel.

IRI............جمهوری اسلامی ایران..-..x...9...© Republika Hrvatska......................CRO

Day 1: Chijanofuji curses the bad calls during the match but his CRO pick may have been placed too low in the line-up to make a difference.

KOR............................대한민국...10...Босна и Херцеговина.......................BIH

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..........ACHIYAMA..............................FURANOHANA..........

FRA...............République française...1...República Federativa do Brasil.............BRA

Day 1: BRA gives Furanohana a win in the top slot.

BRA...República Federativa do Brasil ©...2...República de Chile.........................CHI

Day 1: Achiyama is OK with BRA win, but a loss and FRA win could have given him the match.

Day 2: CHI gives Furanohana even more confidence -- now maybe hoping for a FRA loss.

URU.....República Oriental del Uruguay...3...Federal Republic of Nigeria................NGR

Day 3: The first red in a top 3 pick is not good news for Achiyama.

COL..............República de Colombia...4...® République française.....................FRA

Day 3: Achiyama wishing he would have switched his #3 and #4 pick.

NGR........Federal Republic of Nigeria...5...日本国......................................JPN

Day 3: I'm sure everyone on the forum was cheering for JPN....not just Furanohana.

RUS...............Российская Федерация...6...© République du Cameroun...................CMR

Day 2: CMR is the 2nd loss for Furanohana, but both losses are in the bottom half of his line-up, so not worried.

MEX...........Estados Unidos Mexicanos...7...República del Ecuador......................ECU

Day 2: Win #2 for Achiyama, but may not make a difference this low in his line-up.

ECU..............República del Ecuador...8...República Portuguesa.......................POR

KOR............................대한민국...9...República de Costa Rica....................CRC

Day 3: CRC gives Furanohana a glorious, yet unexpected win -- will this #9 pick make a difference?

HON...........República de Honduras ®...10...Republika Hrvatska.........................CRO

Day 1: Furanohana is happy with the CRO loss as BRA was #1 in his line-up.

Edited June 15, 2014 by shimodahito

[Doitsuyama 1,192]

Group C Round 1

shimodahito	0	0	Jejima
Belgium	Tue	Sun	France
Argentina	Mon	W	Colombia
Switzerland	Sun	Mon	Germany
Colombia ®	W	Sun	Switzerland
Portugal	Mon	L	England ©
Ghana ©	Tue	W	Ivory Coast
Greece	L	Wed	South Korea
South Korea	Wed	Mon	Bosnia
Croatia	L	Tue	Algeria
Costa Rica	W	L	Greece ®

COMMENTS

shimodahito: My lower M pick Costa Rica roster plays league in Spain, USA, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Russia. This round faith pick: Switzerland. This round no faith pick: Croatia. With Jejima's Hong Kong time zone, I hope to catch him sleeping.

Jejima: I don't seem to have much faith in either of my special teams..... Hopefully that will change for round 2!

Refioji Pregame: Jejima's squad may strike first as it sees a lot of action on the weekend while shimodahito has quite a few teams playing next week (somewhat contradicting his comment ;-) )

Refioji MbM: Thu: Croatia lost but shimodahito cleverly put them near the end, so there isn't much to see. Fri: No action, this game is slow in the build up Sat: Finally we are seeing shots here and there with shimodahito's Colombia ® coming through, but placed even better by Jejima. The loss of Jejima's Greece ® isn't hurting much as he put them at the end, but his England © also lost making his shot from Ivory Cost potentially meaningless. Finally, Costa Rica is featured in the comment section but still placed last by shimodahito which seems like such a waste now. Sun: France is coming up at first slot for Jejima! The second half will decide this game.

Pandaazuma	0	0	Maguroyama
Belgium	Tue	Tue	Belgium
Argentina	Mon	Mon	Argentina
Nigeria	Mon	W	Chile
Japan ©	L	Tue	USA
Ivory Coast ®	W	W	Ivory Coast ©
England	L	Mon	Iran
Ecuador	Sun	L	Japan ®
Netherlands	W	Mon	Portugal
South Korea	Wed	L	Australia
Algeria	Tue	Mon	Bosnia

COMMENTS

Pandaazuma: Hmmm...my opponent has a slight advantage here in that his komusubi (Chile) has a freebie while mine (Netherlands) will struggle against Spain so I need Nigeria to win or draw, most likely. Also weird that my opponents R and C picks are the exact opposites of mine (in the very first game), and that they're likely to be around the 4 and 5 spots...so I'm gambling on a draw or win for Japan and my opponent having IC at 4 so I can break his chain. Now watch me get this spectacularly wrong! Good luck, Maguroyama!

Maguroyama: No comment.

Refioji Pregame: Maguroyama and Pandaazuma have identical teams in the first two positions, so Chile's placment on third might indeed become a winner.

Refioji MbM: Thu: Has the game even started yet? Fri: Maguroyama produced a fine shot with Chile while Pandaazuma likely misses a stunning shot from Netherlands. Sat: We watch Pandaazuma getting his special teams spectacularly wrong. :-) Maguroyama cleverly placed his Japan ® low while producing a good shot with Ivory Coast while Pandaazuma might break his chain with Japan. Sun: The second half will start slow with Pandaazuma trying to recover from the shock at the close of the first half. Actually he needs a lot to happen now with a Nigeria win and USA loss but the game is not over yet.

[Doitsuyama 1,192]

A general comment: I think the Bench World Cup really needs more real life draws to make for good games... without draws the chains just break or both continue without scoring goals. So I see a lot of low scoring results in round 1 coming up unless the second half is different.

[Asashosakari 19,653]

A general comment: I think the Bench World Cup really needs more real life draws to make for good games... without draws the chains just break or both continue without scoring goals. So I see a lot of low scoring results in round 1 coming up unless the second half is different.

I recall at least one such draw-heavy round from the previous tournaments, and the results were low-scoring anyway because it just resulted in a lot of Draw vs Draw 0-0 slots. Not much difference between a D-D 0-0 and a W-W 0-0, the real issue is underdog wins because it causes early chain breaks for most players.

[Jakusotsu 6,049]

A general comment: I think the Bench World Cup really needs more real life draws to make for good games...

Seferović didn't agree. B-)

[shumitto 418]

Draws are the worst thing that can happen on a football game. It ends as it started. That is one of the reasons I only watch the highlights if at all.

[Achiyama 1,246]

Achiyama, I might have missed it, but I cant find Group A comments

pls enlighten me !

adjusted prediction for the finals:

Columbia vs Costa Rica - PURA VIDA :0))

Hi Andonishiki,

My first update was after the completion of Day 2 (4 games) (see page 8 of this topic). The second official update will be done after the completion of Day 4 (7 more games).

The reason I wasn't able to do daily updates is that my computer at home is not working and I have to do the updates from my office. I'll do unofficial update after the completion of the match between France and Honduras - a very important game for all squads in group "A", especially Jakusotsu, who is hoping for a big surprising loss of France.

So, check after 90 min. for the unofficial update. The Tables will be posted tomorrow.

[Jakusotsu 6,049]

...especially Jakusotsu, who is hoping for a big surprising loss of France.

So I was, but it was more wishful thinking than a real hope.

[Achiyama 1,246]

Unfortunately, the wish did not come true.

The first bout is decided:

Chocshoporyu wins and Jakusotsu loses. The only thing to be decided is how many goals will Chocsy score 1:0 or more. We will see.

The second bout is far from being decided. It can go either way.

After the first 4 spots Andonishiki leads 1:0 because of his ® teams's win, but this doesn't secure him a win.

What are the options:

1.) If Ghana wins - Fujiyama wins, Andonishiki's line will be broken at Slot #5. And the score will be 1:1. Fujiyama's line unbroken.

Game continues.

2.) If Ghana draws - Andonishiki's line will be broken at slot #5, and if Russia wins Fujiyama's line will be broken at slot #6.Game over - win for Andonishiki 1:0.

3.) If Ghana draws - Andonishiki's line will be broken at slot #5, and if Russia draws - Fujiyama's line will be broken at slot #6. Andonishiki wins 1:0.

4.) If Ghana draws - Andonishiki's line will be broken at slot #5, and if Russia loses - win for Andonishiki 1:0.

5.) If Ghana loses, score 1:0 for Andonishiki, but Fujiyama's line will be unbroken. Game continues.

Then it depends on Russia. In order Fujiyama's line to continue to be unbroken Russia has to LOSE. Otherwise Andonishiki will be a winner.

If this happens, in order Andonishiki to win KOREA has to lose.

Many, many options. We have to wait till the end until all games are completed.

Edited June 16, 2014 by Achiyama

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Doitsuyama: Just sent you my Round 2 line-up! Re: your comments, I don't think I need USA to lose...a draw would also be OK as Japan is my © team, meaning loss vs draw is 0-0 (although of course the chain is broken). So Panda needs a Nigeria win and USA draw/loss.

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

I have to go out soon so I'm doing today's update early. The Argentina-Bosnia game is still unfinished but it makes no difference to the scores. Both matches are still 1-0 and, as pointed out yesterday, both results are already decided.

Pitinosato:

1. Uruguay

2. Switzerland

3. Germany ®

4. Colombia

5. Iran ©

6. Italy

7. South Korea

8. Greece

9. Croatia

10. Bosnia

Kuroimori:

1 Mexico
2 Brazil
3 Colombia
4 Nigeria ©
5 Russia
6 Ecuador
7 Italy
8 Portugal ®
9 Cameroon
10 Costa Rica

Kamogawa:

1. Brazil

2. Italy

3. Ghana ®

4. Ivory Coast

5. Cameroon

6. Colombia ©

7. England

8. USA

9. Japan

10. Costa Rica

Domichi:

1. Uruguay ©
2. Brazil
3. Belgium
4. Mexico
5. Colombia
6. USA ®
7. Russia
8. Iran
9. Bosnia
10. South Korea

Edited June 15, 2014 by Pandaazuma

[Doitsuyama 1,192]

Doitsuyama: Just sent you my Round 2 line-up! Re: your comments, I don't think I need USA to lose...a draw would also be OK as Japan is my © team, meaning loss vs draw is 0-0 (although of course the chain is broken). So Panda needs a Nigeria win and USA draw/loss.

But if your chain is broken, your aite should score in the next spot no? (Even if you both have the same team there, but your chain is broken and his not). If your chain isn't broken (with a USA loss) you might actually still win as high as 4-0, with your ® team scoring, possibly Portugal losing, South Korea and Algeria winning. [;)] But you might also lose 0-3. Shows that there still is a lot possible in this game setup even with only two days to go in the first round.

[Doitsuyama 1,192]

Group C Round 1

shimodahito	0	0	Jejima
Belgium	Tue	W	France
Argentina	W	W	Colombia
Switzerland	W	Mon	Germany
Colombia ®	W	W	Switzerland
Portugal	Mon	L	England ©
Ghana ©	Mon	W	Ivory Coast
Greece	L	Tue	South Korea
South Korea	Tue	Mon	Bosnia
Croatia	L	Tue	Algeria
Costa Rica	W	L	Greece ®

COMMENTS

shimodahito: My lower M pick Costa Rica roster plays league in Spain, USA, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Russia. This round faith pick: Switzerland. This round no faith pick: Croatia. With Jejima's Hong Kong time zone, I hope to catch him sleeping.

Jejima: I don't seem to have much faith in either of my special teams..... Hopefully that will change for round 2!

Refioji Pregame: Jejima's squad may strike first as it sees a lot of action on the weekend while shimodahito has quite a few teams playing next week (somewhat contradicting his comment ;-) )

Refioji MbM: Thu: Croatia lost but shimodahito cleverly put them near the end, so there isn't much to see. Fri: No action, this game is slow in the build up Sat: Finally we are seeing shots here and there with shimodahito's Colombia ® coming through, but placed even better by Jejima. The loss of Jejima's Greece ® isn't hurting much as he put them at the end, but his England © also lost making his shot from Ivory Cost potentially meaningless. Finally, Costa Rica is featured in the comment section but still placed last by shimodahito which seems like such a waste now. Sun: France is coming through for Jejima, while Switzerland is successfully attacking the third slot from the other side making a win likely for shimodahito if heavily favored Belgium wins.

Pandaazuma	0	0	Maguroyama
Belgium	Tue	Tue	Belgium
Argentina	W	W	Argentina
Nigeria	Mon	W	Chile
Japan ©	L	Mon	USA
Ivory Coast ®	W	W	Ivory Coast ©
England	L	Mon	Iran
Ecuador	L	L	Japan ®
Netherlands	W	Mon	Portugal
South Korea	Tue	L	Australia
Algeria	Tue	L	Bosnia

COMMENTS

Pandaazuma: Hmmm...my opponent has a slight advantage here in that his komusubi (Chile) has a freebie while mine (Netherlands) will struggle against Spain so I need Nigeria to win or draw, most likely. Also weird that my opponents R and C picks are the exact opposites of mine (in the very first game), and that they're likely to be around the 4 and 5 spots...so I'm gambling on a draw or win for Japan and my opponent having IC at 4 so I can break his chain. Now watch me get this spectacularly wrong! Good luck, Maguroyama!

Maguroyama: No comment.

Refioji Pregame: Maguroyama and Pandaazuma have identical teams in the first two positions, so Chile's placment on third might indeed become a winner.

Refioji MbM: Thu: Has the game even started yet? Fri: Maguroyama produced a fine shot with Chile while Pandaazuma likely misses a stunning shot from Netherlands. Sat: We watch Pandaazuma getting his special teams spectacularly wrong. :-) Maguroyama cleverly placed his Japan ® low while producing a good shot with Ivory Coast while Pandaazuma might break his chain with Japan. Sun: The second half starts slow with Pandaazuma trying to recover from the shock at the close of the first half, and he squanders a potential scoring opportunity with the Ecuador loss.

Edited June 16, 2014 by Doitsuyama

[Asashosakari 19,653]

But if your chain is broken, your aite should score in the next spot no? (Even if you both have the same team there, but your chain is broken and his not).

The scoring is virtually the same even if one side's chain is already broken. There are a handful of exceptions, but none apply to the Maguro-Panda slot #5. Because...

If your chain isn't broken (with a USA loss)

... Simon is definitely toast; a C-team loss against an active normal team is always a chain-breaker, even if the opponent also loses (table 3). Edited June 16, 2014 by Asashosakari

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Doitsuyama: according to Jejima's tables, a © team against any team with its chain broken doesn't score if both teams win...and of course we have the same team...and it won! My opponent's chain is broken with Japan so he can only score with a Nigeria draw/loss or a USA win.

Or am I insane?

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Haha...now Asaaho says I am toast, but I still think a 0-0 can be salvaged here.

[Asashosakari 19,653]

Haha...now Asaaho says I am toast, but I still think a 0-0 can be salvaged here.

"Toast" in the sense that your chain is definitely dead on slot #4. You're right that a 0-0 is still possible anyway.

[Pandaazuma 1,310]

Oh...and I couldn't squander a potential scoring opportunity with Ecuador because my chain is broken so I can't score at all!! Unless by score you just generally mean 'damage' my opponent!

[shimodahito 317]

good day all,

GROUP E, ROUND 1, DAY 4 results.

..........CHABONOWAKA.........................CHIJANOFUJI..........

BRA.....República Federativa do Brasil...1...República Argentina.......................ARG

Day 1: BRA gives Chabonowaka a win in his top slot and praise for the officiating.

Day 4: ARG = 3 for 3 winning picks for Chijanofuji and he celebrates with an Argentinean craft -- Antares Imperial Stout.

RESULTS: Both picks win, neither chain broken: Chabonowaka 0 - 0 Chijanofuji. (Day 4)

URU.....República Oriental del Uruguay...2...République française......................FRA

Day 3: Chabonowaka's confidence slips.

Day 4: FRA gives Chijanofuji his 2nd win of the day and he reaches for a French craft -- Etienne Dupont Organic Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie.

RESULTS: Chabonowaka pick loses, chain broken. Chijanofuji pick wins, continues: Chabonowaka 0 - 1 Chijanofuji. (Day 4)

MEX...........Estados Unidos Mexicanos...3...República Oriental del Uruguay............URU

Day 2: MEX's win has Chabonowaka feeling confident.

Day 3: The URU loss has Chijanofuji smiling because he put them at #3, while his opponent put them at #2. But if the match reaches the #3 picks, Chabonowaka would win so he pours a fine Mexican craft -- Minerva Imperial Tequila Ale.

RESULTS: Chabonowaka pick wins. Chijanofuji pick loses, chain broken: Chabonowaka 0 - 1 Chijanofuji. GAME OVER. (Day 4)

ECU............República del Ecuador ®...4...® Confoederatio Helvetica.................SUI

Day 4: The ECU-SUI match on the pitch replicates the line-up head-to-head. Chijanofuji pours a Swiss craft -- Bier Factory Rapperswil XXA Xtra Bitter.

ITA................Repubblica italiana...5...Federal Republic of Nigeria...............NGR

Day 3: Good news for Chabonowaka, but only if his chain isn't broken by his #2 pick.

USA...........United States of America...6...Nederland.................................NED

Day 2: Chijanofuji gets a win on his line-up, but not high enough to celebrate.

SUI............Confoederatio Helvetica...7...الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية....ALG

Day 4: The SUI win is too low in the line-up for Chabonowaka to celebrate.

NED........................Nederland ©...8...République du Cameroun....................CMR

Day 2: A NED win and CMR loss has Chabanowaka pouring a Dutch craft -- Rooie Dop Double Oatmeal Stout Bourbon Barrel.

IRI............جمهوری اسلامی ایران..-..x...9...© Republika Hrvatska......................CRO

Day 1: Chijanofuji curses the bad calls during the match but his CRO pick may have been placed too low in the line-up to make a difference.

KOR............................대한민국...10...Босна и Херцеговина.......................BIH

Day 4: Chijanofuji celebrates the BIH loss because ARG was his #1 pick.

I hope everyone checks the RESULTS to ensure I used the scoring tables correctly. If correct, congrats to Chijanofuji who had all three Day 4 winners (SUI-FRA-ARG) in his line up and knocked out Chabonowaka who is mixing and chugging cheap Uruguayan mate and Ecuadoran aguardiente in defeat. Chijanofuji enjoys the national crafts and starts ordering food (asado empanadas, crêpes, cervelat, hutspot) and dancers (Tango, Bourrée, Ländler, Clogging) for the celebration.

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..........ACHIYAMA..............................FURANOHANA..........

FRA...............République française...1...República Federativa do Brasil.............BRA

Day 1: BRA gives Furanohana a win in the top slot and placed higher than opponent -- worth a Brazilian craft -- Colorado Vixnu Imperial IPA.

Day 4: FRA equalizes the #1 picks but Achiyama refrains from celebrating as his #5 pick, Nigeria, must now lose.

RESULTS: Both picks win, neither chain broken: Achiyama 0 - 0 Furanohana (Day 4)

BRA...República Federativa do Brasil ©...2...República de Chile.........................CHI

Day 1: Achiyama is OK with BRA win, but a loss and FRA win could have given him the match.

Day 2: CHI gives Furanohana even more confidence -- pours a Chilean craft -- Quimera Imperial Stout, and hopes for a FRA loss.

RESULTS: Achiyama © pick wins, continues. Furanohana pick wins, continues: Achiyama 0 - 0 Furanohana (Day 4)

URU.....República Oriental del Uruguay...3...Federal Republic of Nigeria................NGR

Day 3: The first red in a top 3 pick is not good news for Achiyama.

COL..............República de Colombia...4...® République française.....................FRA

Day 3: Achiyama wishing he would have switched his #3 and #4 pick.

Day 4: FRA equalizes the #4 picks but Furanohana refrains from celebrating as his #3 pick, Nigeria, must win.

NGR........Federal Republic of Nigeria...5...日本国......................................JPN

Day 3: I'm sure everyone on the forum was cheering for JPN....not just Furanohana.

RUS...............Российская Федерация...6...© République du Cameroun...................CMR

Day 2: CMR is the 2nd loss for Furanohana, but both losses are in the bottom half of his line-up, so not worried.

MEX...........Estados Unidos Mexicanos...7...República del Ecuador......................ECU

Day 2: Win #2 for Achiyama, but may not make a difference this low in his line-up.

Day 4: ECU loses for Furanohana, which causes Achiyama to pour a Mexican craft -- Calavera Mexican Imperial Stout -- in celebration of the first head-to-head win.

ECU..............República del Ecuador...8...República Portuguesa.......................POR

Day 4: Achiyama is not concerned with this ECU loss.

KOR............................대한민국...9...República de Costa Rica....................CRC

Day 3: CRC gives Furanohana a glorious, yet unexpected win -- will this #9 pick make a difference?

HON...........República de Honduras ®...10...Republika Hrvatska.........................CRO

Day 1: Furanohana is happy with the CRO loss as BRA was #1 in his line-up.

Day 4: Achiyama is not concerned with this HON loss.

Meanwhile, Achiyama and Furanohana are scoreless 0-0 until the #3 line-up pick results are in.

Edited June 17, 2014 by shimodahito

[Saruyama 1]

In todays update, Kintamayama has had his chain broken on the first slot. So, he loses this match. Kotononami will score 2 points on this match. Russia's result will not change this.

So, final result of Kotononami vs Kintamayama is a Kotononami win of 2-0.

Kaiomitsuki and Leonishiki are still waiting on the results of the Nigeria match. A win there can potentially net Leonishiki a lot of points on the match considering how many winners follow that. A draw or loss will break his chain on the first spot, and net Kaiomitsuki a single goal and a win.

Kotononami vs Kintamayama (Result: 2-0)

Kotononami:
1.France, 2.Argentina ®, 3.Russia, 4.Mexico, 5.Ecuador (BREAK), (X) 6.Greece, 7.Portugal, 8.Costa Rica ©, 9.Netherlands, 10.South Korea
vs
Kintamayama:
1.Uruguay (BREAK), 2.Chile ©, 3.Mexico, 4.Brazil, 5.Russia, (X) 6.Greece, 7.Italy, 8.South Korea, 9.Bosnia ®, 10.Algeria

Kaiomitsuki vs Leonishiki

Kaiomitsuki: "Hola ! la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la... la la la ... la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la..." (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, colombian philosopher)

1.France, 2.Uruguay (BREAK), 3.Mexico, 4.Germany ©, 5.Netherlands, 6.Japan, 7.South Korea, 8.Greece, 9.Iran ®, 10.Bosnia
vs
Leonishiki: "Let's go for my first win in this championship!! Go Nigeria!!!"
1.Nigeria ®, 2.Chile, 3.Brazil, 4.Switzerland, 5.Ivory Coast, 6.Ghana, 7.Italy, 8.Costa Rica, 9.Cameroon, 10.Portugal ©

[Jejima 1,414]

Hi everyone!

The deadline for the second round of matches is a little more than 24 hours away - so time to start sending your entries to your group's refioji - you should know who that is! *Remember you can only use the countries in your squad.* (Special reminder for Daineko.)

Here are the second round match-ups....

The teams in brackets are the real teams that will meeting in the second round.

Group A

Chocshoporyu (Brazil) vs andonishiki (Mexico)

Fujiyama (Cameroon) vs Jakusotsu (Croatia)

Group B

ScreechingOwl (Australia) vs chishafuwaku (Netherlands)

KikoCookie (Spain) vs Fujiko (Chile)

Group C

shimodahito (Colombia) vs Pandaazuma (Ivory Coast)

Maguroyama (Japan) vs Jejima (Greece)

Group D

Daineko (Uruguay) vs Saruyama (England)

Harumataikai (Italy) vs Terarno (Costa Rica)

Group E

Chijanofuji (Switzerland) vs Furanohana (France)

Achiyama (Honduras) vs chabonowaka (Ecuador)

Group F

Kotononami (Argentina) vs Kaiomitsuki (Iran)

Leonishiki (Nigeria) vs Kintamayama (Bosnia)

Group G

Pitinosato (Germany) vs kamogawa (Ghana)

Domichi (USA) vs kuroimori (Portugal)

Group H

shumitto (Belgium) vs Nekonishiki (Russia)

Rubensan (South Korea) vs Doitsuyama (Algeria)