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WSOBP V - The Recap Page 2

The World Series Grind:
The World Series is not like any other tournament. With New Year's Eve taking 5 years off of everyone's life, followed by a night of drinking at the East West tournament, getting up early enough to have a solid buzz going for that 11 o'clock start time isn't natural even for the most seasoned drinkers (Tyler2). An even worse start to the day? Having to play a past champion in that first game. We Started This Gangsta Shit had that scheduling difficulty with a not-so-featured game on the feature table3 against 
An Unfamiliarly Clothed Tone
We Own Your Face. The du-rag came off, the corn rows came out, and thankfully for the fate of the crowd, Tone's shirt stayed on (meaning the good team won)4. On the other end of the scheduling spectrum, Gossip Girl drew a couple of strippers for their first round game. With unknown teams in the field, opponents might be sharp shooters with a practice apparatus in their basement, or a couple of 40 year-old strippers trying to fool you into thinking they are in their late twenties5. Every win counts the same; every cup made can be the difference in making the day 3 field.
 
Strength of Schedule:
With a win against strippers counting the same as a win against past champions, strength of schedule6 undoubtedly plays a role in determining who makes day 3. It's a necessary evil. With the hardest schedule, a tournament favorite from the east coast, Ask About Us, went 12-0 against a schedule that included 6 teams that made day 3 (top 128 of 467 teams), and a total number of 92 wins. The team with the third hardest schedule (88 opponent wins) ... Teachers Who Love Beer. TWLB played EIGHT teams that made day 3. Their sights may not have been set as high as Ask About Us, but when Skinny ran his little program to set all the matchups, the schedule fairy flew in and dropped a major douce on TWLB's prospects. Thug Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry had an almost equally tough schedule, as they played 6 teams that made day three handily. None of those 6 were 8-4 and squeaked into day three ranked 126th. All 6 ended up in the top 90 (9-3 or better), including #54 2 Kids from Hamstead, who Kerrie smoked for the 2nd straight year (3 and 4 cups, respectively).
 
SCBP Letdowns:
Before noting SCBP achievements, there were a few standout disappointments. Coming off of a year in which SCBP had 9 teams place in the top 32 last year (star winners for the flag), there were high hopes to have an equally strong year. Four of those star winners
failed to crack the top 128 to make the final day. It was definitely a surreal week for WSOBP III champs Chauffeuring the Fat Kid. Chauffeur is still a beast - placing 4th in the individual tournament. As a team though, the chemistry was tough to reignite after spending all year on opposite coasts. Schitzweak had a similar issue, as Troy moved out to Chicago early in the year. On the night of Day 1, Hey There Sasquitch's Derek came up to me with his brilliant plan, "I'm just going to stay up and drink all night." I don't think he succeeded in pulling off this trick, but it's hard to ignore the swapped day 1 and day 2 records as Sasquitch turned a 5-1 record into 6-6 quickly. 50% didn't crash and burn, but they did lose a borderline 4 games, and missed the cutoff by just a cup or two.

  
Where Is The Flag Now?
Speaking of the flag, it's hard to not be disappointed that the first time it left the sight of one of the co-founders or the SCBP admin, it was cast aside like a "Hookers Direct To Your Room" flyer. In the midst of his incredible performance on day 3, Miquan found himself proudly wearing the flag around his shoulders. He then got called to play his next match, and gave the flag to a random broad to wave it around while he played. The flag has not been seen since. If Mike got his dick wet because he let this girl hold onto the flag, I'd be a little more understanding. But he didn't get her number. Or her name. Or a mental picture of her face or clothing. It's fairly evident that 10 minutes later, he would have had trouble picking her out of a lineup consisting of more than one person with a vagina. If you have any knowledge of the disappearance of this flag, please contact us.
 
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2 Tyler is so old, he inspired a "Go Home Old Guy" chant at a satellite tournament before WSOBP II (that's a long time ago for most beer pong players). Giving credit where it's due, he did win, over freshly turned 21-year-olds Team Kobe and Slyfidel. [Return]
3 Table #1 was isolated in the corner, much like last year. But a lack of lights & cameras meant less specators, which made it feel like a punishment rather than a highlight. [Return]
4 Tone has made a point to take his shirt off and throw it into the crowd during big moments. Reference the 1:55 mark in clip #1, and the 1:40 mark in clip #2. [Return]
5 NY's Steve Healy put out a telling facebook inquiry to his friends, "did anyone get the license plate of the truck that ran over all those Sapphire chicks' faces?" Touche. [Return]
6 MDBeerPong's Matt Roper compiled each team's schedule, added up the total number of wins from all opponents, then subtracted the result of the match with the team in question. Based on that number of wins, he devised a ranking. [Return]