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BATTLE ROAD TOURNAMENT - ROCKFORD
TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY
JUNE 10TH
All I can say is WOW!!
What a great turnout we had! We still had people coming in at the last minute, some were too late for the first round, but when all the numbers finally were in, we ended up with ... (drumroll please...)
83 players!
This time, we had new ones being taught in "Marriland's School of Pokemon 101", we had parents join in and play, we had lots and lots of players I heard drove 3-3 1/2 hours to get there, from all different directions, many from even farther away! I really think many of them just love the excitement of playing in the big events, of reuniting with their other Pokemon friends from the area. of gathering in a friendly and relaxed place. . For many at this event, it was their first exposure to one of the bigger events, and an opportunity to see other enthousiastic Pokemon players... For others who like to 'travel the circuit' it's another opportunity to show what you're made of. It really is a wonderful chance for old friends and new to gather together in the heart of the Midwest, and Play, Play, Play (and apparently to eat my cookies!! I baked a ton of my Ultimate Chocolate Chip and also Peanut Butter ones for this event, and they ALL vanished pretty quickly!).
Hey! It's my good buddy Troy the Pika Dude! And there's Cheryl watching
over my cookies, drinks and chips.
Adam and Eric discuss a match while Jesse looks on
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Once we were able to get things rolling, (Keny
and I gained a few more grey hairs at the beginning) everything went
really well. Strangely enough, we actually ended up with more Juniors
than Seniors, a first for us I believe. The final numbers turned out
to be 21 in the Juniors, with 5 rounds, 18 in the Seniors with 4 rounds,
and 44 in the Masters with 6 rounds. Each of the age groups was able
to have a Top 4 cut,but keep in mind that we were limited to a Top 4
cut for this event, no matter how many players we had.. Here is how
it ended up:
Big congrats to our TIY players
who made it to Top 4 and beyond!
( for those of you who want to know if you
would have made it if we had been allowed to have Top 8, I'll
list them too)
|
Top 8 Top 4 Final 1st Jason D |
Senior Division Top 8 Top 4 Final 1st Jeffrey V |
Masters Division Top 8 Top 4 Final 1st Ryan B |
Look at those Juniors go!
Cookies? Juice? Soda? Chips? Here ya go! My little helper Ms Cheryl.
We really had a lot of people, but thinks went very smoothly.
The Juniors
I see some of the Aledo group!
Boy that Team TIY sure pops out at ya doesn't it! :)
Christian ponders his move against Kaleb
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Modified Side Events
We had a special little Modified Side Event Tourney
for the younger/newer players after their age group finished
up the main Battle Road Event. It was free to
enter and it's Judge, Adam Vernola, had various assorted prizes
for the players entering. Looked like they all had a good time over
there! Here are the winners for this event:
1st James B
2nd Joshua S
3rd Kevin A
4th Danyelle S
Congrats to them all!
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There was also another Modified Side Event Tourney after the main Battle Road Tourney for the other players as well. There was a $5 charge for entering, but everyone who entered was at least guaranteed a pack. Here are the winners:
1st Rob D
2nd James F
3rd Justin H
4th Ryan A
Good job guys! Hope you had fun!
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Diamond & Pearl GBA Tourney
We also had a little D&P GBA Tourney after the main event, for those who brought their DSs. They all seemed to be having a good time too! Here are the winners of that event:
1st Dustin N
2nd Toby N
3rd Scott H
4th Brennan R
5th Jeremiah W
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Judge Adam shows off the cool Worlds posters we gave away
Big thanks to my wonderful Judging Staff... Devin Peltier-Robson, Keny
Bailey, Eric Ennocenti, and Adam Vernola. You guys are the best! Thanks
for all your time and dedication to making a succesful event!
And thanks to Jimmy Ballard (2nd Place winner at Worlds 06) for signing autographs of the Worlds posters and cards for the kids! You really made their day!
If you have any pictures or any interesting stories etc that you'd like
to share with us, feel free to write me!