2009 World Baseball Classic Quads [Winners: See 1st Post]

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:54 pm

The final two games of the first round are complete. Korea finished off Pool A with a win over China, and Mexico defeated Australia to win Pool B. Korea and Mexico were the only teams to go undefeated in the first round.

Pool 1 games will be out shortly.

by **Blitzaholic** on Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:00 am

Blitz-osujacket-BW-Neph win Game 4554483

by **Blitzaholic** on Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:28 pm

Game 4554483

we won again

australia-blitz team

oops, sorry for the double post

by **banana_hammocks** on Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:40 am

China somehow come from behind to defeat Mexico.
Game 4554496

by **General Mojo** on Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:06 pm

It seems team Dominican Republic has rolled its way to the semis.....dios mio, man!

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:19 pm

Yes, China and the Dominican Republic have won their respective Game 3s, and are through to the semifinals. Meanwhile, Mexico and Korea, and the US and the Netherlands are battling to avoid the first eliminations of the second round.

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:03 pm

We are down to seven teams after third-ranked Korea (4-1) defeats No. 8 Mexico (3-2). Korea now faces Australia in another elimination game. Loser goes home, winner makes the semis.

In other news, Major League Baseball's owners have unanimously condemned the World Baseball Classic, as MLB is several weeks into the regular season, and top players such as Blitzaholic and Shatners Bassoon have yet to report to their teams.

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Fri May 08, 2009 7:56 pm

Sorry for the delay, folks. Out-of-town vacation + a workplace that is getting fed up with my procrastinating ways = not much time for conquerclub.

No. 1 USA eliminated No. 4 Netherlands to bring the number of teams remaining down to six. The United States (3-2) will now face off against North American rival Canada (4-2) for a chance in the semifinals. Canada and USA have split two meetings during this tournament.

by **Big Whiskey** on Fri May 15, 2009 1:08 pm

BW-Blitz-osujacket-Neph win Game 4775897

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Fri May 15, 2009 1:44 pm

Yes, as Big Whiskey mentioned, Australia eliminated Korea from the tournament. Australia has locked a spot in the semis, and will face China to determine the Pool 1 winner. One spot in the semis is still up in the air as the USA and Canada face off.

by **Blitzaholic** on Sat May 23, 2009 1:27 pm

Game 4893303

we win round 5 or aussie aussue aussie

2. Australia -- 11,435 movin on UP I hope

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:34 pm

USA became the final team to punch a ticket to the semifinals, eliminating Canada in Game 5 of Pool 2 (Game 4846770). USA will now face the Dominican Republic to determine the winner of Pool 2. The winner will face Pool 1 runner up China, and the loser will match up against Pool 1 winner Australia.

Website · by **Shatners Bassoon** on Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:23 pm

Game 5014324 goes to the USA

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:39 pm

China has upset the USA in the first semifinal (Game 5115976), earning a trip to the championship game. Meanwhile, Australia and the Dominican Republic are battling for the other spot (Game 5115984).

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:11 am

Semifinal 2 is complete, with the Dominican Republic soundly defeating Australia. PMs will head out soon for the championship game between China and the Dominican Republic.

by **banana_hammocks** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:10 am

Game 5193272

Despite losing a team-mate in the second round, China (seeded 11th) defeat the Dominican Republic in the 6th round

Great game guys.

by **AmphibiousRodent** on Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:09 pm

Congratulations to banana_hammocks, Natewolfman, topper and vtonic. These guys were second place in their first- and second-round pools, then snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when it really mattered.

Thanks to all 16 teams and 64 players for making my first tournament a success.

by **banana_hammocks** on Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:21 am

Thanks AmphibiousRodent it was an exceptionally well run tournament, with the layout simple to follow. I hope you consider running another.

There were some very hard fought fights along the way. Thanks to everyone for making this a really enjoyable tournament.

Banana

by **Chariot of Fire** on Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:52 pm

Congrats to banana and team mates for a well-fought win.

And thank you Rodent for a very well run tourney, with an interesting system of qualifying & repechage, neat grid graphics, and a good selection of maps.

'Til next time

CoF