Announcement | May 1, 2013
The results from the final matches of the Spring 2013 season are in, and the playoffs are now officially set. There was some last minute shuffling in this final week of regular season play with some teams getting pushed out, and others sneaking in. Here is a breakdown.
In the A Division, a big win by the Terrorwrists and heartbreaking loss by the Usual Suspects assured the Reciprocal team the fourth spot in the playoffs while eliminating the Suspects. The Terrorwrists have their work cut out for them, however, as they will now face the number one seed Return of the Mutants at the Mutant’s nest, Satellite Lounge. Meanwhile, a win by the Pindfidels assured them a home match in the first round against the very tough Powerballers. Both this match at Bar Great Harry and the one at Satellite Lounge will take place on Monday, May 13th.
While the A Division gets a week off, the B Division playoffs start next week. On Monday night the terrible play of their team captain (that would be me) cost the Cartel a playoff spot as they were soundly defeated by the Commonauts. This combined with the 2 For 1er’s win over the Damned Refugees means that the 2 For 1er’s have the fourth spot in the playoffs. The loss by the Refugees also means that they lose the number one seed as The Commonauts have finished on top ahead by points. The third place team from High Dive, Special When Lit, suffered a loss on the road on Monday, but despite this they comfortably made the playoffs, and will be traveling to Amsterdam Billiards to play the Damned Refugees next week.
The Tuesday night B Division saw no changes in the standings after the last week with the top four teams all recording wins. Another win means the top seed Factory of Sadness from Amsterdam Billiards has gone undefeated this season. They will host a first round match against the Compadres from Commonwealth. Like the Factory of Sadness, the Balls of Steel are also a new team in the league, and they too had an excellent season. Having suffered only one loss this season they will host the team from Reciprocal, Pinball Monster in round one of the playoffs. The first round of the B Division playoffs will be held on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th.
For the rest of us I will repeat what my team kept telling me Monday night: there’s always next season. (yeah, I didn’t find it comforting either)